Jonathan Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed, was born in Leominster, Massachusetts, on Sept. 26, 1774. By 1797, the year Zanesville was founded, he was planting what we believe to be his first ...

PERRYSVILLE — A new mural celebrating American folk hero Johnny Appleseed will be dedicated Oct. 15 at the Kline Farm in Perrysville. The mural, commissioned by the America 250-Ohio Commission in ...

VOLUNTEERS ARE TAKING UP THE CAUSE. ONE AUTHOR DID A STUDY THAT DETERMINED THAT 42% OF AMERICANS DON’T BELIEVE THAT JOHN CHAPMAN OR JOHNNY APPLESEED WAS A REAL PERSON, BUT HE WAS REAL. 250 YEARS AFTER ...

The Johnny Appleseed Museum in Urbana, Ohio has the largest collection of memorabilia in the county. The legendary Johnny Appleseed is best known for traveling across the countryside planting trees in ...

It’s no secret that trees make our lives better and healthier. Trees help clean the air, filter the water, and provide shade. In fact, studies have also shown that being among trees — whether that ...

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APPLESEED AND SHARE WHAT HE DISCOVERED WHEN LEOMINSTER CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT MARK BAUDANZA, SAT DOWN TO WRITE A BOOK ABOUT JOHNNY APPLESEED, HE WAS SURPRISED TO FIND HOW LITTLE HE KNEW ABOUT THE MAN ...

Talk about propagation! What started as five trees planted behind the Davenport Post Office has grown to about 8,000 trees, and this year will spread to flower beds. What started as a Davenport ...

John Chapman, Leominster’s legendary native son, lived his life as an explorer and most notably as a disseminator of both apple seeds and philosophy throughout the American frontier. Johnny Appleseed, ...

It’s cider-making time in the Berkshires — a time to enjoy such a sweet, nutritious drink from fresh apples grown in local orchards. The word “cider” might appear to be one of those sturdy Old English ...