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Timeline

Y/M/D	Person	Association	Description	Place	Locale	Event
1850/00/00			During his lifetime John Hunt, son of George Hunt, rebuilt and enlarged the summer kitchen. John grew peaches to sell to the cities. In the mid-1800's this area was known as the Peach Kingdom.	George Hunt House	Alpha, NJ
1947/00/00			The Chilton County Peach Festival, a celebration of local peach farmers and the local peach industry, is established in Thorsby, Alabama.	Chilton County
1976/07/00			The first South Carolina Peach Festival is inaugurated in Gaffney, launched by Cherokee County volunteers who secure a state charter, establish a festival association, and select July to coincide with peak peach-harvesting season.	Gaffney	South Carolina	Annual South Carolina Peach Festival, Gaffney
1981/07/23	Peter A Freudenberg	Artist	Painted by Peter Freudenberg, the Peachoid is dedicated at the Fifth Annual South Carolina Peach Festival in Gaffney, North Carolina.	Peachoid	Gaffney	Annual South Carolina Peach Festival, Gaffney
1992/00/00	Chicago Bridge and Iron Company	Engineer	The Big Peach water tower is erected in Alabama Peach Country.	The Big Peach in Clanton	Clanton

Food Type	Fruit