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Stop 1 - Orchard
Transcript
One of the earliest mentions of an apple orchard at Hopewell Furnace was an April 2, 1788 estate advertisement in the Pennsylvania Gazette. This advertisement mentions "an excellent young bearing orchard of about 250 apple trees of the best fruit". Today, Hopewell's apples are managed to preserve the historic nature of the orchard in the style of a mid-19th century fruit orchard. Approximately 50 trees were planted in 1942, shortly after the establishment of Hopewell Furnace as a National Historic Site. Another 150 trees were planted in 1960. Presently, the orchard has more than 25 familiar and historic varieties.
Description
Explore Hopewell's historic apple orchard with Ranger Zerby.
Duration
44.553 seconds
Date Created
09/25/2020
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