Watercress at Huntsville Freight Depot, ca. 1920s

Watercress being loaded at the Huntsville Freight Depot, ca. 1920s. Dennis Water Cress Company of Huntsville, Madison County, was the largest producer of watercress in the world. The crop was loaded into barrels and shipped by train to New York City and Washington, D.C.

Watercress being loaded for shipment at the Huntsville Freight Depot, with workers transferring containers between rail cars, trucks, and handcarts, circa 1920s-1930s.

Courtesy of Huntsville-Madison County Public Library

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Watercress Production

Watercress Production

Watercress being loaded for shipment at the Huntsville Freight Depot, with workers transferring containers between rail cars, trucks, and handcarts, circa 1920s-1930s.