Johnny Appleseed

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    Johnny Appleseed

    Timeline of Johnny Appleseed

  • Birth

    Birth

  • Pioneer School

    Pioneer School
    Johnny attended pioneer school as a child.

  • Heads West

    Heads West
    In 1792, John decides to head West to plant apple trees.

  • Plants his first orchard

    Plants his first orchard
    In 1798, Johnny plants his first apple orchard in Pennsylvania.

  • Purchases land

    Purchases land
    In 1809, Johnny purchases his first plot of land in Mount Vernon, Ohio. He will use it to plant apples.

  • First orchard

    First orchard
    After leaving Ohio, he continued west and ended up planting a huge orchard in Indiana in 1830.

  • Death

    Death
    Johnny passed away of pneumonia in March 1845.

  • Last Apple Tree

    Last Apple Tree
    In Nova, Ohio, there is a 176 year old apple tree. This is the last known apple tree planted by Johnny.