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- You are welcome to visit our store and cider mill for free - there is an admission charge if you choose to enter the Country Fair - Parking is always FREE!
- Some people think God created Wiard's Orchard right after he created the garden of Eden, but Wiard's has only been around for 155 years.
- Wiard's provided apples and cider vinegar for the Union troops during the civil war.
- Wiard's relative's in New York made cannons for the Union troops during the civil war.
- The ice cream cone was invented in 1904 - 51 years after Wiard's was founded!
- Over the years Wiard's has made more than 3 million gallons of cider - enough to fill 6 olympic-size swimming pools.
- Wiard's has grown over 7 million apples since 1853 - laid side by side that's enough to circle the globe almost two times!
- The seventh generation of the Wiard family is currently involved in running the farm.
- Wiard's was founded in 1853. We have now been serving our community for over 155 years!
- In a calendar year, Wiard's provides part-time employment for over 300 people in our community.
- Since Wiard's starting making donuts in 1964, we have made over 15,600,000 donuts. Laid end to end, that's enough donuts to stretch from Wiard's to Disney World in Florida!
- Wiard's was founded 70 years before television was invented by John Baird in 1923.
- Franklin Pierce was President in 1853 when Wiard's was founded - there have been 30 presidents elected since!
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