Grimes Golden Apple
Inscription
Watering trough marks location of first Grimes Golden Apple tree, discovered by owner of land, Thomas Grimes, in 1802. Memorial Trough sponsored by the Franklin Country Women's Club in 1922.
Location
AddressWV 27 & Brady's Ridge (CR 27/3), roadside park, east of Wellsburg
CountyBrooke
StateWest Virginia
Coordinates40.246290, -80.575550
Sources
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