Johnny Appleseed Day Timeline

March 18, 1845

Johnny Appleseed died

After a life of travel, religious devotion and conservation, Appleseed died in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He left behind a legend that lives on to this day — plus an estate of more than 1,200 acres.

1792

Go west, young man

Johnny headed west out of Massachusetts to begin his legendarily nomadic life. He planted his first nursery near Warren, Pennsylvania a few years after starting out.

September 26, 1774

Happy birthday!

The man, the myth, the legend — actually the very real, historical John Chapman (i.e., Johnny Appleseed) — was born in Massachusetts.

17th Century

Apples arrived in the 'New World'

Colonists began introducing apples to the North American continent, with the first apple orchard planted in Boston in 1625.

328 BCE

Alex found a great apple

Alexander the Great is said to have discovered dwarf apples in the area of modern-day Kazakhstan.