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From: "New Englander / Marilyn Arnold" <>
Subject: Re: [MAESSEX] Bett's Orange Grove
Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:34:35 -0400
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Betty:

I have a friend who married a BETTS in CT, whose family was from there --
FYI. No oranges in CT, either!

Marilyn
----- Original Message -----
From: "Betty" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 5:12 AM
Subject: Re: [MAESSEX] Bett's Orange Grove


> Hi Jeanette,
>
> I grew up in Arlington, and I don't remember any company or business,
> named
> "Orange Grove." But, I can e-mail some historians in Arlington and ask
> them about it. As far as Cambridge is concerned, I would suggest
> e-mailing the Cambridge Historical Society.
>
> http://www.cambridgehistory.org/
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> However, as far as the definition goes, oranges can only be grown in a
> continuous warm climate. So, they cannot be grown in New England. So,
> "orange groves" would not be a common term in New England. By Googling
> the term, I found references to them in FL, TX, TN, CA, etc.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_Grove
>
> I wonder whether it was a nightclub. Thinking of the famous "Cocoanut
> Grove" nightclub in Boston - which had a horrific fire in 1942.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocoanut_Grove_fire
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> FYI: On this page you will read that Christopher Columbus brought orange
> seeds to the Caribbean, and oranges and lemons were first brought to
> Florida
> in 1513 by Ponce de Leon.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_(fruit)
>
> Also, I'm curious about " Bett's " .. Is that a surname? I just
> Googled BETTS and see that is a name for a few book authors (of recent
> time).
>
> Also, Arlington and Cambridge are in Middlesex County. You could post
> a
> query there and see if anyone there has heard of it.
>
> Betty (near Lowell, MA)
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "J Boden" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 5:17 AM
> Subject: [MAESSEX] Bett's Orange Grove
>
>
> I am inquiring about an Orange Grove that was either in Cambridge or
> Arlington. It was in existence during the 40's and 50's. My grandfather
> used
> to work there and just wondered about any info someone might have on this.
> Thank you.
> Jeanette Boden
> Spokane, WA
>
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