Murphy Farms Number 1 is located in the Town of Egg Harbor, Wisconsin.

History

Frank E. Murphy was a prominent philanthropist, businessman and politician in

Green Bay, Wisconsin Green Bay is a city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The county seat of Brown County, it is at the head of Green Bay (known locally as "the bay of Green Bay"), a sub-basin of Lake Michigan, at the mouth of the Fox River. It is above sea lev ...

. During the early 20th Century, he began developing a pair of farms, with his nephew, Elbridge. Originally, the Murphys bred and showcased Holstein Friesian cattle at the farm. Frank Murphy would later focus on

Dairy A dairy is a business enterprise established for the harvesting or processing (or both) of animal milk – mostly from cows or buffaloes, but also from goats, sheep, horses, or camels – for human consumption. A dairy is typically located on ...

and fruit farming. The farm was added to the State Register of Historic Places in 2011 and to the National Register of Historic Places the following year.

References

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