Daily Almanac for Thursday, March 11, 2021

Johnny Appleseed photograph in the 1840’s. By Unknown author – http fortamanda1812.blogspot.com, Public Domain, https commons.wikimedia.org

JOHNNY APPLESEED DAY

Celebrating John Chapman, legendary American pioneer and folk hero who planted apple trees across the American Frontier. Chapman was born in Massachusetts, September 26, 1774, but Johnny Appleseed Day is celebrated on March 11th. Chapman earned his nickname because he planted small orchards and individual apple trees during his travels as he walked across 100,000 square miles of Midwestern wilderness and prairie. He was a genuine and dedicated professional nurseryman, known for his generous nature, his love of the wilderness, his devotion to the Bible, his knowledge of medicinal herbs, his harmony with the Indians, and his eccentric nature, too. Next time you bite into an apple, think of “Johnny Appleseed.”

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