Sedona in Yavapai County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Orchards
Historic Sedona
Photographed By Denise Boose, April 26, 2019
1. Orchards Marker
Inscription.
Orchards. Historic Sedona. Sedona’s earliest permanent settlers planted fruit trees as they arrived along Oak Creek. Apples and peaches seemed to grow well along with apricots and plums. Grapevines didn’t take as long to mature as fruit trees so the Schuerman’s planted grapes for making wine, along with their orchard. They found a ready market for their wine in the mining community of Jermone.
Frank Pendley planted his orchard in 1912 eventually having 700 trees. The Jordan began planting about 1930 eventually having 1500 trees. Soon there was a thriving commercial fruit industry all along Oak Creek.
George Jordan collected the fruit of small producers and helped market it. Both the Pendleys and the Jordans opened stores along the highway to sell their produce to passersby. The commercial orchards were all gone by the early 1970s.
Sedona’s earliest permanent settlers planted fruit trees as they arrived along Oak Creek. Apples and peaches seemed to grow well along with apricots and plums. Grapevines didn’t take as long to mature as fruit trees so the Schuerman’s planted grapes for making wine, along with their orchard. They found a ready market for their wine in the mining community of Jermone.
Frank Pendley planted his orchard in 1912 eventually having 700 trees. The Jordan began planting about 1930 eventually having 1500 trees. Soon there was a thriving commercial fruit industry all along Oak Creek.
George Jordan collected the fruit of small producers and helped market it. Both the Pendleys and the Jordans opened stores along the highway to sell their produce to passersby. The commercial orchards were all gone by the early 1970s.
Erected by Sedona Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1912.
Location. 34° 52.034′ N, 111° 45.755′ W. Marker is in Sedona, Arizona, in Yavapai County. Marker can be reached from N Hwy 89A. Located along the wall within an outdoor mall called The Shops at Hyatt Piñon. Next to George Kelly Jewelry (E23) and around
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the corner to the right of the Early Uptown marker. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 N Hwy 89A, Sedona AZ 86336, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Around the corner to the right of the Early Uptown marker.
courtesy of the Sedona Historical Society
4. Jordan Orchards
courtesy of the Sedona Historical Society
5. Jordans with fruit
courtesy of the Sedona Historical Society
6. Pendley Label
Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2019. It was originally submitted on May 11, 2019, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. This page has been viewed 357 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on May 11, 2019, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
