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Applecrest Farm Orchards
Applecrest Farm Orchards (also known as Applecrest Orchards or simply Applecrest) is a year-round orchard, apple orchard in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire. It is considered the oldest and largest apple orchard in the state of New Hampshire and the oldest continuously operated apple orchard in the United States, having opened in 1913. History The land Applecrest Orchards lies upon was first settled in 1665 by James Prescott, having immigrated from Digby, Lincolnshire, England, that year. At the time, Prescott's parcel was part of the town of Hampton, New Hampshire, Hampton, within the boundaries of the "Old County of Norfolk", part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. For thirty years, he resided on the farm in a garrison house, known as Prescott's Fort. His house was fortified due to tensions with local Wabanaki Confederacy, indigenous people. In 1679, Hampton and three other settlements were separated from Massachusetts to form the Province of New Hampshire. In 1725, Prescott moved to K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hampton Falls, New Hampshire
Hampton Falls (formerly the "Third Parish and Hampton Falls") is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,403 at the 2020 census. History The land of Hampton Falls was first settled by Europeans in 1638, the same time as Hampton, of which it was then a part. The settlement of Hampton joined Norfolk County, Massachusetts Colony, in 1643, along with Exeter, Dover, Portsmouth, Salisbury and Haverhill. The county existed until 1679, when the modern-day New Hampshire towns separated from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Records indicate a building that became a church may have existed near where the Weare Monument now is in 1665, but when it was first built is unknown. It was not until 1709 that the town was officially established as the Third Parish of Hampton. The Third Parish originally consisted of all land south of the Taylor River and north of the New Hampshire/Massachusetts border, or the modern-day towns of Seabrook, Kensington, and Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
