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Welcome to Koshkonong The Golden Age of Missouri's Peach Empire

Chris Herbolsheimer
Posted 2/23/24

At the dawn of the 20th century, nestled in the heartlands of Missouri, a horticultural phenomenon was taking root that would etch the name of Howell and Oregon counties into the annals of agricultural history. This verdant stretch of the American Midwest, as chronicled by Clara Williams for the West Plains, Missouri Gazette, emerged as the world's fruit basket, with the Koshkonong-Brandsville district leading the charge in a peach cultivation renaissance.

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