The Creation of the Macomber Turnip

Date Range

1876/1876

Title

The Creation of the Macomber Turnip

What occurred

In the 1870s, the Macomber brothers, who owned a local farm, cross-bred yellow turnips with white horseradish, creating a uniquely sweet species of turnup that is still grown today, almost exclusively in Westport.

Location

Macomber Farm, Westport MA

Image Citation

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Student name(s)

Casey Blair