Gays Mills Apple Orchards

Gays Mills Apple Orchards (HML6D)

Location: Gays Mills, WI 54631 Crawford County
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Country: United States of America
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N 43° 18.917', W 90° 50.441'

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Farmers in this area learned early that the land on both sides of the Kickapoo River offered excellent conditions for apple-growing. In 1905 John Hays and Ben Twining collected apples from eight or ten farmers around Gays Mills for exhibit at the State Fair. The exhibit won first prize, then went on to capture first honors in a national apple show in New York. This experience prompted the Wisconsin State Horticultural Society to urge a project of "trial orchards" around the state to interest growers in commercial production. The Society examined a site on High Ridge and planted five acres with five recommended varieties. By 1911 the orchard had grown so vigorously that an organization was formed in Gays Mills to promote the selling of orchards. Today more than a thousand acres here produce apples nationally known for their color and flavor.
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HM NumberHML6D
Series This marker is part of the Wisconsin: Wisconsin Historical Society series
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Marker Number23
Year Placed1955
Placed ByThe Wisconsin Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, October 3rd, 2014 at 8:35pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15T E 675102 N 4798091
Decimal Degrees43.31528333, -90.84068333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 18.917', W 90° 50.441'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 18' 55.02" N, 90° 50' 26.46" W
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Area Code(s)608
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1244-1246 E Grove St, Gays Mills WI 54631, US
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