Moreau Township in Versailles in Morgan County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
The History of the Johnny Appleseed Tree
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 16, 2021
1. The History of the Johnny Appleseed Tree Marker
Johnny Appleseed Tree is unquestionably the most famous tree in American History. John Chapman was born in Leominster, Massachusetts in 1774. In the late 1780’s he set out in a canoe to plant orchards of apple trees. He traveled to the new territories of the Midwest. The trees were intended to provide for settlers and pioneers as they traveled westward during the expansion era. Each orchard was to provide a tree or two for farmers to take home and plant, paying if they could. He had two passions — religion and nature, which he believed were inseparable. The last known living apple tree planted by his hand grows on a farm in Ohio, where cuttings were taken to produce this authentic Johnny Appleseed tree.
was planted May 1, 2002 in memory of
E.E. (Cap) & Josie Hamilton Hutchinson
by their children and spouses
Richard & Millie Snyder Hutchinson • Elvin & Winnie Bell Hutchison • Teddy & Velma Hutchison Jones • Aubrey & Betty Hutchison Huffman • Jim and Dee Dee Carins Hutchison • Leo & Erma McBroom Hutchison • W. D. & Mable Caron Hutchison • David & Jennie Howard Hutchison • John & Alta Hutchison Chipley • Bob & Donna Hutchison Chasteen Harriman
Erected 2002.
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Location. 38° 25.838′ N, 92° 50.454′ W. Marker is in Versailles, Missouri, in Morgan County. It is in Moreau Township. Marker is on South Fisher Street just south of East Jasper Street, on the left when traveling south. Marker is in Memorial Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 206 East Jasper Street, Versailles MO 65084, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 1 other marker is within walking distance of this marker. Morgan County (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line).
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1. Johnny Appleseed.
Although the legendary character of “Johnny Appleseed” is known chiefly through fiction, John Chapman was a genuine and dedicated professional nurseryman who expected to make a profit from the sale of his seedlings. Around 1800 he started collecting apple seeds from cider presses in western Pennsylvania and soon began his long trek westward, planting a series of apple(Submitted on February 24, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)nurseries from the Alleghenies to central Ohio and beyond. He sold or gave away thousands of seedlings to pioneers, whose acres of productive apple orchards became a living memorial to Chapman’s missionary zeal.Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 16, 20212. The History of the Johnny Appleseed Tree Marker(looking east from South Fisher Street)
2. Who Was Johnny Appleseed?.
One of the most notable entrepreneurs of the American frontier didn’t wear a jacket, tip his hat and shine his shoes, but rather dressed in a coffee sack, donned a tin hat and traveled barefoot. John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed, was a 19th-century horticulturist who made great contributions to the westward expansion of the United States. Chapman paved the way for countless frontiersmen to settle new land around his orchards. Chapman’s success was centered not around fresh apples but rather the cider they could create. Cider was an essential at the American dinner table at the time, so most homes had their own small orchard. Chapman planted orchards along the pioneers’ routes, staying ahead of other orchardist competition since his nomadic, unmarried lifestyle allowed him to cover more ground.(Submitted on February 24, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 16, 2021
3. Memorial Park
Credits. This page was last revised on February 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 24, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 81 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 24, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
