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The
first commercially cultivation of mint in the United States
occurred in western Massachusetts in the 1790s.
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Two
prominent 19th century mint growers/dealers - Hiram G. Hotchkiss
of Lyons, New York and A, M. Todd of Michigan - were known
in their respective states as "Peppermint Kings."
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Hiram
G. Hotchkiss |
A.
M. Todd |
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In
the late 19th century, Black Mitchum, a new variety of peppermint
was introduced that flourished on the "muck lands" of northern
Indiana and southwestern Michigan.
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