Mt. Blanchard in Hancock County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Johnny Appleseed
John Chapman
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 15, 2016
1. Johnny Appleseed Marker
close up of text, bronze plaque on boulder
(John Chapman)
(owned property and planted apple)
(trees in this community)
dedicated- September- 1966
Mt. Blanchard Garden Club &
Mens Garden Club of Findlay
Erected 1966 by Mt. Blanchard Garden Club Mens Garden Club of Findlay.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 40° 54.032′ N, 83° 33.512′ W. Marker is in Mt. Blanchard, Ohio, in Hancock County. It can be reached from West Market Street. Marker is in Island Park, near the shelter house, east of the ball diamond, shortest access is off Market Street entrance at south end of park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 202 West Market Street, Mount Blanchard OH 45867, 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: This Historic Bridge (about 500 feet away); Mt. Blanchard Veterans Memorial (about 700 feet away); Former Site of Mt. Blanchard Schools (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Mt. Blanchard Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); William Ellsworth Hoy (1862-1961)
this page online
Another marker is no longer nearby. Mt. Blanchard / Johnny Appleseed (was about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing).
Additional keywords. Johnny Appleseed
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 15, 2016
2. Johnny Appleseed Marker
full view of boulder
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 15, 2016
3. Johnny Appleseed Marker
marker can be seen at a distance. A mill stone, and a couple "uppity stones" are mounted nearby.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 15, 2016, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 708 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 15, 2016, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
