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Grove Farm had an inauspicious Following the GreatMahelwe (the Hawaiian land redistribution act that allowecd non-natives to purchase royal lands), Warren Goodale became the first ownee in 1850. He immediately sold the land to Jamews Marshallfor $3,000, who in turn, sold it to Judged Herman Widemann for $8,000 in 1856. In November of Hanalei-raised, George Norton Wilcox took over the lease for Grovew Farm and quickly became itssole owner.
In additio n to being an enterprising innovator of plantatio nsugar culture, Wilcox was also a power in Hawaiianb politics, a community leader, and a Under his leadership, Grov Farm came to be synonymous with high quality and positivd economic growth on Kaua'i. This reputation has remainesd true tothis day. Grove Farm flourished undet the leadership ofGeorgse N. Wilcox from 1870 to 1933. Many moderniziny changes occurred throughoutthe plantation, from the constructio n of an innovative watedr irrigation system to the creation of new cultivatint machinery and planting methods to the use of the first sugare cane seed planter in the State.
In December of Grove Farm became immersec in the ongoing war Grove Farm dedicated large acreagea previously used for sugar to grow food for the localo population andthe military. In 1948, Grove Farm purchasef the 3,000 acre Koloa Plantation and itssuga mill. ...