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The True Story of William Armstrong : How a $2000 Farm Was Made Worth $20 000, 1919, p. 7

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This orchard became famous in 1901 when it was awarded a silver medal at the Pan-American Exhibition Buffalo N.Y. 1901 for an exhibit of choice fruits - <br>      It also won 1st prize in competition for the best orchard of any kind having over 2000 trees or over in the famous Niagara District and presented by the Department of Agriculture of the province of Ontario - <br>      The owner was presented with the highly valued Wilder Bronze Medal for having wont the highest award in competition for the best authenticated report from any orchard of any size or kind in the United States or Canada, offered and competed for during the year 1910 and presented by the Pomological Society of the U.S. at the Society's annual meeting held at Tampa Florida 1910<br>      Also at an annual meeting of this same society ^ held in the City of St. Catharines Ont. the peaches from this orchard received a special Wilder Bronze Medal also the St. Catharines Horticultural Society's first prize for an exhibit of peaches grown anywhere<br>      The owner sold this farm for twenty thousand dollars and returned -

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