Legend of the Turnips

Legend of the Turnips (HMFBZ)

Location: Westport, MA 02790 Bristol County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 33.26', W 71° 5.673'

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The saga of the Macomber Turnip began on Main Road. Aiden and Elihu Macomber returned to Westport from the Philadelphia Exposition of 1876 with a prize in their pockets: exposition turnip seed. Planted in these fertile fields, the crop developed with the years and became famous from Boston to Providence. There had never been a better turnip! Westport farmers still take pride in growing their pure Bristol Whites descended from Swedish and Russian rutabagas with seed passed down from that trip to Philadelphia. The Macomber Turnip is Westport's own, a symbol of pride and a treasure of mildness and sweetness that comes from our soil.
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HM NumberHMFBZ
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Placed ByTown of Westport
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Date Added Tuesday, October 14th, 2014 at 1:08pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)19T E 325324 N 4602414
Decimal Degrees41.55433333, -71.09455000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 33.26', W 71° 5.673'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 33' 15.60" N, 71° 5' 40.38" W
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Area Code(s)508, 774
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1247-1309 Main Rd, Westport MA 02790, US
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