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Urbana in Champaign County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Fun Fact 4

 
 
Fun Fact 4 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, May 30, 2025
1. Fun Fact 4 Marker
Inscription. There have been more than 7,500 apple varieties identified worldwide.
 
Erected by The Johnny Appleseed Educational Center and Museum.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: AgricultureHorticulture & Forestry.
 
Location. 40° 6.313′ N, 83° 45.539′ W. Marker is in Urbana, Ohio, in Champaign County. It can be reached from College Way west of Dewey Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 518 College Way, Urbana OH 43078, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Fun Fact 3 (a few steps from this marker); Fun Fact 5 (a few steps from this marker); Fun Fact 6 (within shouting distance of this marker); Francis Bailey (within shouting distance of this marker); Fun Fact 2 (within shouting distance of this marker); Fun Fact 1 (within shouting distance of this marker); Urbana University (within shouting distance of this marker); John Anderson Ward Farmstead / John Quincy Adams Ward & Edgar Melville Ward (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Urbana.
 
Also see . . .  The Johnny Appleseed Educational Center and Museum.
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Educational Center and Museum holds the world's largest collection of memorabilia and information about the life of John “Appleseed” Chapman.
(Submitted on July 8, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York.) 
 
Fun Fact 4 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, May 30, 2025
2. Fun Fact 4 Marker
This marker is part of a walking tour of an outdoor garden that includes facts about the life of the legendary figure Johnny Appleseed.
The Johnny Appleseed Museum image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, May 30, 2025
3. The Johnny Appleseed Museum
The museum includes displays of varietal apples and explains how the myth of Johnny Appleseed grew after John Chapman's death.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 8, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 94 times since then and 9 times this year. Last updated on September 9, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 8, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 30, 2026