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Recalling Pepper Turkey’s heyday… & bitter demise

By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor

The Pepper Turkey Farm along Route 9 in Wilton was a landmark business in northern New York until it suddenly ceased operation on a Friday night in 1971 as they geared up for the Christmas rush.

“The famous Don Pepper Farm is dead,” a recorded voice told people who thereafter phoned the farm. Speaking was Dorothy Pepper Bull, wife of the late Don Pepper. She …

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Our November 21 issue

Thanksgiving issue | Glens Falls football, high noon, in Syracuse! Recalling Pepper Turkey’s heyday… & bitter demise. Feeder Canal Alliance’s 30th. TD Bank building sold to mystery buyer: $415,000. More on Glens Falls property taxes. Operation Santa Claus. Max & Kira, hitchhiking in the mountains of Kosovo. So many holiday events! Pages of real estate listings… Find your dream home! Concerts, comedy, shows… The Chronicle always has the region’s best

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