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to the roadside and set up a makeshift stand. This idea proved a success, and in 1960, a 1,200 square feet (110 m) stand was built, which led to modern day
Delicious Orchards. Carolyn Barclay Smith and her husband William E. Smith joined their brother Carroll and ran the store and farm for
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