. ▁ ▁John ▁W . ▁H ox ie ▁established ▁the ▁Clear water ▁Tr out ▁Farm ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 7 ▁on ▁White ▁Brook ▁on ▁land ▁le ased ▁from ▁Row land ▁G . ▁Haz ard , ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁center . ▁ ▁Two ▁years ▁later , ▁H ox ie ' s ▁brother ▁Charles ▁established ▁his ▁own ▁White ▁Brook ▁Tr out ▁H atch ery ▁on ▁an ▁adjacent ▁plot ▁of ▁land ▁along ▁the ▁bro ok . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁the ▁White ▁Brook ▁Tr out ▁H atch ery ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁as ▁the ▁American ▁Fish ▁Culture ▁Company ▁with ▁Row land ▁Haz ard ▁II ▁as ▁a ▁minor ity ▁share holder . ▁ ▁The ▁Haz ard ▁family ▁gained ▁cont rolling ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁corpor ation ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 . ▁ ▁Upon ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁John ▁W . ▁H ox ie ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁the ▁R . ▁Haz ard ▁Est ate ▁acquired ▁full ▁interest ▁in ▁Clear water ▁Tr out ▁Farm , ▁and ▁both ▁far ms ▁were ▁eventually ▁merged ▁and ▁operated ▁as ▁American ▁Fish ▁Culture ▁Company ▁by ▁the ▁Haz ard ▁Family ▁until ▁its ▁sale ▁to ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁By ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁American ▁Fish ▁Culture ▁Company ▁was ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁largest ▁fish ▁farm ▁in ▁America . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁list ings ▁in ▁Washington ▁County , ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : V ill