John Chapman (Johnny Appleseed)

John Chapman born in Leominster, Massachusetts - future 'Johnny Appleseed' begins life during Revolutionary War

Johnny Appleseed begins planting apple nurseries - travels Ohio River valley with apple seeds from cider presses

Chapman plants orchards to claim frontier land - law requires 'improvement' for land claims, 50 apple trees qualify

Johnny Appleseed becomes Swedenborgian missionary - travels barefoot, wears coffee sack, preaches and plants simultaneously

Chapman owns 1,200 acres of nurseries - not just folk hero but successful businessman, sells trees to settlers

Johnny Appleseed dies in Fort Wayne - planted estimated 100,000 square miles of apple trees across frontier