Stringfellow Orchards
Nationally and internationally recognized horticulturist Henry Martyn Stringfellow (1839–1912) started an experimental garden and orchard at this location in 1883. In 1890 he published a treatise containing innovative organic gardening methods that were adopted by Japanese, German and many American fruit and vegetable growers. Silver medals garnered at two world fairs and world-wide acclaim for additional publications solidified his stature as a premier experimental horticulturist of his time. Vestiges of his handiwork were evident here over 100 years later.
Marker is on State Highway 6 west of Main Street (State Highway 519), on the right when traveling west.
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