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ELIZABETH WHITE
Elizabeth Coleman White was the eldest daughter of Joseph J. White, born in 1871. She is known as the Blueberry Queen for her work in domesticating the wild highbush blueberry for commercial production with Dr. Frederick Coville, thus making Whitesbog the birthplace of the blueberry industry. She also started the Tru-Blu-Berry Cooperative Association with Dr. Coville’s son, Stanley; was the first to market fresh fruit under a clear cellophane cover; and was the first woman on the board of the American Cranberry Growers’ Association, the first and oldest cranberry growers’ association.
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