The Orchard of Bill & Vicky Thomas is located six miles south of Zanesville, OH, on State Route #555 directly behind Stovertown. The Orchard was planted in the 1930's by Dalton Swingle. As a young boy, Bill helped Mr. Swingl e harvest his produce. Mr. Swingle maintained ownership of the orchard until Bill and Vicky purchased it in 1972. The original orchard consisted of old standard apple and peach tress. Upon purchasing the orchard, Bill and Vicky started to upgrade by replacing old trees with semi-dwarf trees, allowing them to plant many more tress on the same acerage. After about 13 years of no peach crops and the ...