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Applecrest Farm Orchards (also known as Applecrest Orchards or simply Applecrest) is a year-round apple orchard in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire.It is considered the oldest and largest apple orchard in the state of New Hampshire [1] and the oldest continuously operated apple orchard in the United States, [citation needed] having opened in 1913.
The farm was founded in 1732 when John Mack emigrated from Londonderry, Ireland, to Londonderry, New Hampshire. [2] In the 1800s, the family began to concentrate on growing apples, and the farm was formally registered as a business in 1962. [2] [3] [4] The farm eliminated its wholesale operations in the early 2000s. [5]
Londonderry is known for its apple orchards [3] and is home to the headquarters of Stonyfield Farm and part of Manchester–Boston Regional Airport. The more densely settled portion of town, where 11,645 people lived at the 2020 census, [ 4 ] is defined as the Londonderry census-designated place (CDP) and roughly occupies the southeastern and ...
Pages in category "Farms in New Hampshire" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Bascom Maple Farms; E.
As with many of the towns on the New Hampshire border with Massachusetts, Hollis is rapidly changing from mixed-use farmland (apple orchards, corn, pumpkins, and other vegetables) to a bedroom community for the 54% of working residents who work elsewhere in New Hampshire, and the 30% who work out of state. [12]
Bedrock Gardens include "multiple garden beds full of unusual specimens of trees, shrubs and perennials: a diamond-patterned, 100-foot (30 m) fence on which 11 varieties of apple trees have been espaliered: a formal garden with pools, fountains, and water features; a 1-acre (0.4 ha) wildlife pond with a bridge, and 2 miles (3 km) of woodland trails."
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The area is noted for maple sugar and apple orchards. Prior to county division in 1827, Newport was in Cheshire County. The central part of town, where 4,735 people resided at the 2020 census, [5] is defined as the Newport census-designated place (CDP) and is located next to the Sugar River at the junction of New Hampshire routes 10 and 11.