Urbana in Champaign County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Orchard
Photographed by Craig Doda, September 6, 2025
1. Orchard Marker
This orchard has a special significance because John Chapman (aka Johnny Appleseed), a pioneer in planting apple trees on the American frontier, helped inspire the founding of our university, which also is home to the Johnny Appleseed Museum.
Key Features Of Healthy Orchards:
Minimal pesticides
Organic fertilizers
Clean groundwater/runoff
Less-contaminated fruits
The climate in Ohio is good for producing several fruits, including those pictured here. The pawpaw is a native fruit tree with exceptional nutritional value. With higher protein and fat content than apples, bananas, or oranges, pawpaws also have three times as much vitamin C as apples and twice as much as bananas.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Horticulture & Forestry.
Location. 40° 6.105′ N, 83° 45.76′ W. Marker is in Urbana, Ohio, in Champaign County. It is at the intersection of Blue Knights Drive and Edwards Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Blue Knights Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 23 College
this page online
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: Pollinator Trail (within shouting distance of this marker); Xue, Bian, and Sun Memorial (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Rain Garden (about 500 feet away); Temperate Deciduous Forest (about 500 feet away); Urbana University (approx. Ό mile away); Fun Fact 6 (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fun Fact 5 (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fun Fact 1 (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Urbana.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Bailey and Barclay Halls / Johnny Appleseed (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Craig Doda, September 6, 2025
2. Orchard Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 12, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 40 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 12, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
