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Applecrest Farm Orchards is a year-round apple orchard in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire. It is considered the oldest and largest apple orchard in the state of New Hampshire and the oldest continuously operated apple orchard in the United States, having opened in 1913.HistoryThe land Applecrest Orchards lies upon was first settled in 1665 by James Prescott, having immigrated from Digby, Lincolnshire, England, that year. At the time, Prescott's parcel was part of the town of Hampton, within the boundaries of the "Old County of Norfolk", part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. For thirty years, he resided on the farm in a garrison house, known as Prescott's Fort. His house was fortified due to tensions with local indigenous people. In 1679, Hampton and three other settlements were separated from Massachusetts to form the Province of New Hampshire. In 1725, Prescott moved to Kingston, New Hampshire, and lived there until his death, three years later. His grandson Ebenezer Prescott inherited the large parcel of land. Around this time, Hampton Falls was incorporated as a separate town.Aaron Wells of Ipswich, Massachusetts, purchased the land from Ebenezer's descendants in 1774. His sole child, Eunice, married Newell Healey of the neighboring town, Kensington. Their son, Wells, inherited the farm after his maternal grandfather's death in 1819. Wells married Elizabeth Pickering of the nearby town of North Hampton. Wells died in 1857, and one of his sons, Newell H., became the owner of the large farm.

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