P.B. Barrow the "Strawberry King"
This file appears in: Deer Lake Irrigated Orchard Company: A testament to the resolve of early Black Spokane
Barrow's produce was not restricted to apples. Winter vegetables, corn and strawberries were also regularly grown at the orchard.
This file appears in: Deer Lake Irrigated Orchard Company: A testament to the resolve of early Black Spokane
Deer Lake Irrigated Orchard Company: A testament to the resolve of early Black Spokane
Around the turn of the last century numerous African Americans migrated from the deep South to Spokane in hopes of building a freer and more prosperous life. In which some of them achieved this with…