Uhl Hatchery photograph   Save
Whedon Storrs Harriman Collection
Description: Photograph showing the Uhl Hatchery in New Washington, Crawford County, Ohio, ca. 1900. New Washington is known as the "Birthplace of the Baby Chick Industry" thanks to the Uhl Hatchery, which was the first commercial hatchery in the United States and initiated the shipment of baby chicks by rail in 1900. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00487
Subjects: Chickens--Breeding; New Washington (Ohio); Poultry industry; Hatcheries
Places: New Washington (Ohio); Crawford County (Ohio)