 The horticulture industry included growing grain and alfalfa; apple, cherry, pear, and prune orchards; and peas, beans, and sugar beets.Beginning in 1886 Joseph Alastor Smith established Edgewood Hall as a nursery and dairy operation on the bench overlooking Providence.After its 28-room manor burned to the ground on Labor Day of 1935, the estate was acquired by Wall Street financier and Logan native L. Boyd Hatch.