An Illustrated Account of the 1830’s Mulberry Craze
By Lucas Adams
on February 25, 2014
In the 1830s, lured by the promise of becoming rich from the domestic silk worm trade, Connecticut went through a mulberry tree boom, bubble and eventual bust.
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