An illustration of Johnny Appleseed delivering a speech, circa 1820. Published November 1871 in Harper's New Monthly Magazine. John Chapman (1774-1845), better known as Johnny Appleseed, was an American pioneer nurseryman who introduced apple trees to large parts of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Ontario, as well as the northern counties of present-day West Virginia. He became an American legend with his tree-planting activities.

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