Near Hartford in Allen County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

"Johnny Appleseed"

Photographed by Michael Baker, September 16, 2014

1. "Johnny Appleseed" Marker

Inscription. In 1829 "Johnny Appleseed" planted an apple nursery 900 feet east of here on a half acre of Jacob Harter's land leased for forty years in exchange for forty apple trees delivered in 1835.

Erected 1953 by Allen County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Horticulture & Forestry. A significant historical year for this entry is 1829.

Location. 40° 42.883′ N, 84° 17.967′ W. Marker is near Hartford, Ohio, in Allen County. It is on South Defiance Trail half a mile north of Spencerville Road (Route 117), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1699 S Defiance Trail, Spencerville OH 45887, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Till Plains.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

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least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: POW-MIA Still Missing / Wake Up America (approx. one mile away); Maplewood Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Hartford Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.9 miles away); Cultural History of the Prairie (approx. 2.3 miles away); Welcome to Kiracofe Prairie! (approx. 2.3 miles away); Where do Prairies come from? (approx. 2.3 miles away); Story of Fort Amanda (approx. 2.7 miles away); The Story of this Site (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hartford.

Another marker is no longer nearby. The Town of Hartford (was approx. 1.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Additional keywords. Johnny Appleseed, Swedenborgians

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 20, 2022

2. "Johnny Appleseed" Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 23, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 17, 2014, by Michael Baker of Lima, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,657 times since then and 82 times this year. Last updated on April 21, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos: 1. submitted on September 17, 2014, by Michael Baker of Lima, Ohio. 2. submitted on April 21, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.