His real name was John Chapman and he
lived from 1774 –1845 yet most people would know him as Johnny
Appleseed for introduced apple trees to large parts of Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, including the northern counties of
present day West Virginia. He became an American legend while still
alive, due to his kind, generous ways, his leadership in
conservation, and the symbolic importance he attributed to apples.
Do you enjoy apples? We can be
thankful for people like John for their efforts in cultivating
apples.
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