A former cherry orchard just outside Sister Bay is the latest site in Door County placed on the State Register of Historic Places.

The Wisconsin Historical Society announced Aug. 27 it listed the Hedeen Orchard , on Hill Road in the town of Liberty Grove, on the historic places register. The historical society said in a news release the site, now a private residence, is representative of the Door County "cherry boom" of the 20th century, noting its 40 acres of former orchard land and 11 still-standing buildings and resources that relate to its historic function as a cherry orchard that used migrant labor.

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