What Is the Lehman Orchard?
These are the remaining fruit trees of Absalom Lehman’s orchard!
What Makes It Historical?
After gold mining adventures in California and Australia, Absalom Lehman settled here to ranch between 1866 and 1869. After a year-long sojourn in Ohio, where he married Olive Smith, he returned to this spot in 1870 and really got to work on his ranching.
The Lehman Ranch grew to 600 acres with 40 trees in his orchard! Fed by an aqueduct drawing off the nearby creek, the Lehmans harvested apples, apricots, crabapples, peaches, and plums! Though the Civil Works Administration removed most of the trees in 1934, part of the transition to Lehman Caves National Monument, the remaining eight trees still produce fruit, which you can pick and eat onsite!
How Can I #HelpTheHelpers?
- Volunteer at Great Basin National Park!
- Donate to Great Basin National Park!
- Be a responsible visitor! Please respect the signs and pathways, and treat all structures and artifacts with respect. They’ve endured a lot to survive into the present. They’ll need our help to make it into the future!
How Do I Get There?
5500 NV-488
Baker, NV 89311
(Take Me There!)
When Should I Visit?
The orchard is open all the time, but to pick fruit, you’ll want to visit in early to mid summer when the peaches and apricots are ripe!
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