Johnny Appleseed

John Chapman (September 26, 1774 - March 11, 1847) was an American pioneer known as "Johnny Appleseed" because he planted apple trees in large parts of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. He was born in Leominster, Massachusetts, and became an American legend while he was still alive, being portrayed in works of art and literature. He is considered an early conservationist, what would be called today an ecologist.

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• In Praise of Johnny Appleseed is a 1923 poem by Vachel Lindsay.
• Johnny Appleseed is a song performed by Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros.