Colrain Orchards

 

Can you help identify the Colrain Orchards in 1961?   There are about 33 separate orchard shown on the 1961 USGS map, just like the 3 seen above here.
Google sheets List 

********* PROJECT *********
To identify all of the orchards large and small by an owner's name or some other ID such as "a large pick-your-own-orchard owned by a guy who had an old red Dodge" -----  Anything to get this list going.
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Why do this ?  
The Colrain Historical Society had made a "Colrain Apples Cookbook"  and a map pinpointing the orchards would be a nice addition.
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Below are 4 sections of the USGS map with each orchard numbered. 


Northwest Colrain.... Wilson Hill etc


Northeast Colrain.... near Green River

 

Southwest Colrain.... Catamount etc

Southwest Colrain.... Van Nuys Road etc

Link to the List on Google Sheets

 

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