The Fruit Wizard of Montezuma County

Episode 8 January 01, 2026 00:16:38
The Fruit Wizard of Montezuma County
The Magic City of the Southwest
The Fruit Wizard of Montezuma County

Jan 01 2026 | 00:16:38

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Show Notes

Today, you can find just a few remnant apple orchards in southwest Colorado. But in the early 1900s, one man envision that Montezuma County, Colorado would become an apple Mecca.

Was Jasper Hall's dream for this arid landscape an historic footnote, or was he a visionary ahead of his time.

This episode tells the story of a man who some people called the Fruit Wizard of Montezuma County.

Reporting, production, and musical scoring by Adam Burke for Magic City Studios.

© Magic City Studios, llc

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