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Johnny Appleseed

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Johnny Appleseed

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Also known as John Chapman

American nurseryman and missionary (1774–1845)

Person · Open Library

Works
1

Top works

  • The Little Red, White & Blue Book [Revolutionary Quotations by Great Americans]

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Group
Country
PL
Active from
2006

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
270
Total plays
1,288

Tags

countryhardcoreamericanametalcoremodern rock

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Key facts

Born
John Chapman , ( 1774-09-26 ) September 26, 1774, Leominster , Province of Massachusetts Bay , British America
Died
March 18, 1845 (1845-03-18) (aged 70), Fort Wayne, Indiana , U.S.
Occupations
Nurseryman conservationist missionary
Known for
Proliferation of orchards throughout the American frontier

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Encyclopedic overview

John Chapman (September 26, 1774 – March 18, 1845), better known as Johnny Appleseed, was an American pioneer nurseryman who introduced trees grown with apple seeds (as opposed to trees grown with grafting) to large parts of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and the Canadian province of Ontario, as well as the northern counties of West Virginia. He became an American icon while still alive, due to his kind, generous ways, his leadership in conservation, and the symbolic importance that he attributed to apples. He was the inspiration for many museums and historical sites such as the Johnny Appleseed Museum in Urbana, Ohio, and today is recognized as an American folk hero.

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