Factbites
 Where results make sense
About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   PR   |   Contact us  

Topic: Johnny Appleseed


Related Topics

In the News (Mon 4 Jun 12)

  
  Apple Juice on the Internet - Ask AJ - The Story of Johnny Appleseed
Johnny Appleseed spent 49 years of his life in the American wilderness planting apple seeds.
Johnny Appleseed’s dream was for a land where blossoming apple trees were everywhere and no one was hungry.
It is said that once Johnny fell asleep and a rattlesnake tried to bite him, but the fangs would not go into his foot because his skin was as tough as an elephant’s hide.
www.applejuice.org /johnnyappleseed.html   (203 words)

  
 Johnny Appleseed -ZoomSchool.com
Johnny Appleseed was a legendary American who planted and supplied apple trees to much of the United States of America.
Johnny was a skilled nurseryman who grew trees and supplied apple seeds to the pioneers in the mid-western USA.
Johnny died at the age of 70; he is buried in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
www.enchantedlearning.com /school/usa/people/Appleseedindex.shtml   (225 words)

  
  Johnny Appleseed - MSN Encarta
In the early 1800s, Johnny traveled westward planting appleseeds he had collected from cider presses in Pennsylvania.
Johnny was deeply religious and followed the teachings of the Swedish theologian, Emanuel Swedenborg.
He is celebrated in frontier legends as a symbol of westward-moving American civilization, and he figures in literature in such works as In Praise of Johnny Appleseed (1923), by the American poet Vachel Lindsay.
encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761560803   (166 words)

  
 Themed Reviews, Johnny Appleseed   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
As befits a hero of American folklore, here Johnny Appleseed's life is presented in the form of a tale told to an eager family he visits in his travels.
Asked for a story, Johnny shares with two rapt children his own childhood in the woods, his barefoot journeying, an adventure in a snowstorm, his long career selling apple tree sprouts to settlers, and various legends that are told about him.
Johnny Appleseed, whose real name was John Chapman, did spend his life planting apple seeds and tending the trees throughout Ohio and Indiana.
www.childrenslit.com /th_appleseed.html   (1015 words)

  
 Johnny Appleseed - Uncyclopedia
Poisoning the tree he grew from using only his mind, Johnny quickly took over the orchard he was grown in, converting it into a nightmarish landscape where apples would grow humans to juice and enjoy on hot summers days.
Fortunatly, being an apple, Johnny Appleseed had a natural lifespan of around three weeks, and shrivelled to a pruneish death just as he was on the verge of conquoring his first city.
As part of the battle against mankind, Johnny Appleseed synthesised heroin from the corpse of a particularly heroic pear, in order to drive human thoughts away from battle.
www.uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Johnny_Appleseed   (468 words)

  
 Johnny Appleseed - AskTheBrain.com
Johnny Appleseed shares the joy of apples, people take wagon rides, artists and craftspeople share their wares and a wonderful time is had by all.
It was from the fruit of Johnny Appleseed's trees that Orrville, Ohio, resident Jerome Monroe Smucker first pressed cider at a mill he opened in 1897.
John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed, was a native of Massachusetts who started traveling in 1797 through the wilderness and snow and finally stopped in Warren County.
www.askthebrain.com /appleseed_johnny-.html   (365 words)

  
 Johnny
It was "Johnny Appleseed," by which name Jonathan Chapman was afterward known in every log cabin from the Ohio River to the Northern lakes, and westward to the prairies of what is now the state of Indiana.
Johnny Appleseed was born in Leominster, and Leominster figures prominently in Appleseed celebrations.
The annual Fort Wayne Johnny Appleseed Festival in "Celebrating the life and times of John Chapman" is a nonprofit educational effort sponsored, in part, by the Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department.
www.appleappetite.com /Johnny.htm   (1019 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Johnny Appleseed: Books: Steven Kellogg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Johnny Appleseed (his real last name was Chapman) is reintroduced in this succinct rendition of the life of a beloved American folk hero, from his birth in Massachusetts in 1774 to his death in Indiana in 1845.
Kellogg chronicles Johnny's travels throughout the land, his legendary scattering of appleseeds (originally culled from the orchards he frequented as a child) and his storytelling of Bible and adventure stories to the children and adults he meets along the way, which were embroidered as they were passed along by word-of-mouth).
Johnny's unchanging youthful appearance throughout most of the book is the one disturbing flaw in this eye-catching volume.
www.amazon.ca /Johnny-Appleseed-Steven-Kellogg/dp/product-description/0688064175   (501 words)

  
 Johnny Appleseed at AllExperts
One of the primary characteristics of Marfan Syndrome is extra-long slim limbs, and Johnny Appleseed was exceptionally tall and slim.
Johnny was sickly as a child, and he died in his sleep as an adult.
Johnny was an ascetic of sorts, practicing self-denial.
en.allexperts.com /e/j/jo/johnny_appleseed.htm   (1086 words)

  
 JOHNNY APPLESEED
Johnny had warned off all the settlers in this region, so he dropped to the ground, pulled the metal pot off of his head, and tried to get comfortable in his sack-cloth clothing.
For his own part, Johnny saw it as his duty to share the word of God wherever possible, and live in harmony with the land—he did not hunt, nor would he even kill a snake, or so much as an insect on purpose.
Johnny was naïve enough to believe that the white settlers and Indians could live together in peace.
www.angelfire.com /tn3/youngeagle/JOHNNY_APPLESEED.htm   (963 words)

  
 Virginia Apples
Johnny Appleseed is described as a man of medium height, blue eyes, long, light-brown hair, slender figure, wiry and alert.
For more than forty years Johnny Appleseed traversed the forests and prairies of Ohio and Indiana caring for his trees, teaching farmers apple culture and assisting them in planting and caring for orchards.
The story of Johnny Appleseed is retold to keep alive the memory of this pioneer and his work in developing fruit growing in parts of the Middle West.
www.virginiaapples.org /kids/appleseed.html   (1476 words)

  
 Johnny Appleseed
Johnny Appleseed started many of these small apple orchards, especially in Ohio's Licking County and Richland County.
Johnny also believed strongly in the medicinal value of fennel, and would scatter seeds from his pockets all along his route.
To those who knew him, Johnny Appleseed was a prophet, herb doctor, and botanist, wandering the wilderness.
www.aw-wrdsmth.com /scuttlebutt/johnny_appleseed_5-7.html   (678 words)

  
 Johnny Appleseed Biography
John Chapman (September 26, 1774 - March 11, 1847) was an American pioneer and Christian missionary known as "Johnny Appleseed" because he planted apple trees in large parts of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois.
In Praise of Johnny Appleseed is a 1923 poem by Vachel Lindsay.
"Johnny Appleseed" is a song performed by Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros.
www.myclassiclyrics.com /artist_biographies/Johnny_Appleseed_Biography.htm   (284 words)

  
 Johnny Appleseed - Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia
Poisoning the tree he grew from using only his mind, Johnny quickly took over the orchard he was grown in, converting it into a nightmarish landscape where apples would grow humans to juice and enjoy on hot summers days.
Fortunatly, being an apple, Johnny Appleseed had a natural lifespan of around three weeks, and shrivelled to a pruneish death just as he was on the verge of conquoring his first city.
As part of the battle against mankind, Johnny Appleseed synthesised heroin from the corpse of a particularly heroic pear, in order to drive human thoughts away from battle.
uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Johnny_Appleseed   (473 words)

  
 Johnny Appleseed   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Johnny Appleseed was an incredible man. He was born on Sept. 26, 1774 in London, Massachusetts and died on March 18, 1845.
While Johnny` s dad was away, he and his sister had to live with his grandparents for three years.
Johnny Appleseed is the bravest man because he walked by bears and made friends with them.
www.brunswick.k12.me.us /lon/grade5/buttner/biography/johnny_appleseed/index.htm   (404 words)

  
 Johnny Appleseed Summary
American pioneer, John Chapman (ca 1775-1847) was popularly known as "Johnny Appleseed." He brought apple seeds from Pennsylvania and planted them in the Midwest.
One of the primary characteristics of Marfan Syndrome is extra-long slim limbs, and Johnny Appleseed was exceptionally tall and slim.
Johnny was sickly as a child, and he died in his sleep as an adult.
www.bookrags.com /Johnny_Appleseed   (1610 words)

  
 Johnny Appleseed
Appleseed would probably agree with me that it is better to pay taxes on the seed instead of the harvest.
Well, the same question I would pose to Johnny Appleseed arises when one is accumulating money in a retirement plan.
I think if Johnny Appleseed were alive today, he would want such a plan and would talk about these plans in every community as he planted his apple seeds.
www.chiroweb.com /archives/23/19/09.html   (865 words)

  
 About Johnny Appleseed
Johnny Appleseed in real life was one John Chapman, born on September 26,1774 near Leominster, Massachusetts.
Certainly, his fame did, for the name of Johnny Appleseed is known throughout all of the United States and elsewhere in much of the world.
Johnny was a dedicated Swedenborgian who followed the doctrine of love of God for man and of man for God.
www.newchurch-cincy.org /new/JA.html   (3671 words)

  
 Straight Dope Staff Report: What's the story with Johnny Appleseed?
He was known as "Johnny Appleseed" in his lifetime, a folk hero about whom legends and stories were told, then and since.
Johnny Appleseed didn't just bring fresh fruit to the frontier, he brought the alcoholic drink of choice.
Johnny Appleseed raced 30 miles through the forest from Mansfield to Mount Vernon, Ohio, to warn of impending Indian massacres and to obtain reinforcements, saving the lives of many settlers.
www.straightdope.com /mailbag/mjappleseed.html   (2658 words)

  
 Vermont Weathervane -- Johnny Appleseed
"Oh, mother, Johnny Appleseed's coming; may we go down to the river and meet him when he lands?" Although the visitor was as odd a specimen of humanity as the wilderness afforded, he was known as one of the kindliest of men, and no one was afraid of him.
Johnny usually took a note from the customer, and of such promises-to-pay he collected a goodly number during his career, but it is not on record that he ever tried to collect any of them, apparently considering, like Mr.
Johnny was fervently religious, and was always ready to talk with friends or strangers on high themes.
www.ruralvermont.com /vermontweathervane/issues/fall/97009/appleseed.html   (1245 words)

  
 Daily Lush Magazine: Johnny Appleseed   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Johnny Appleseed, who died in 1845, was 71, which is nothing to sneeze at in an era when the average lifespan was 35.
Schooling has painted a children’s book image of Johnny Appleseed: A jolly fellow tossing seeds to the ground wherever he roams while wearing a tin-pot as a hat and handing apples to settlers.
Had we retained our taste for fermented apple juice, Johnny Appleseed might be remember fondly by adults as a great figure in the early days of American drinking; instead, we have relegated him to storybooks and alcohol-free tales told to children.
www.dailylush.com /archives/johnny_appleseed.html   (854 words)

  
 Johnny Appleseed Leominster, MA
Johnny Appleseed, real name John Chapman, was born in Leominster, Massachusetts, September 26th, 1774 to Nathaniel Chapman and Elizabeth Symond Chapman.
Johnny was an almost legendary character and nature lover of the frontier days in the Middle West.
Johnny Appleseed was not a poor man, he was a businessman.
www.geocities.com /tanseyjim/appleseed.htm   (929 words)

  
 Fort Wayne Parks & Recreation - Johnny Appleseed Campground
The Johnny Appleseed Campground is located on U.S. 930 (Coliseum Blvd.) in Fort Wayne behind Memorial Stadium.
Johnny Appleseed Campground is located on Parnell Avenue, next to the Memorial Coliseum.
Johnny Appleseed Campground is on the left side of the road.
www.fortwayneparks.org /index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25   (245 words)

  
 Johnny Appleseed
John Chapman (Johnny Appleseed) was born in 1774 and he died in 1845.
Johnny Appleseed was a kind man. He never carried weapons.
Johnny Appleseed loved nature and loved to pick apples from the apple trees.
www.hipark.austin.isd.tenet.edu /projects/second/ja/ja.html   (857 words)

  
 Johnny Appleseed--The Project
Developed in 1992, the initial concept of the Johnny Appleseed Heritage Center and Outdoor Historical Drama was tested independently for two years by 25-year veteran fund development consultant William E. Jones, a lifelong student of Johnny Appleseed lore.
As a result of the studies, Jones founded the Johnny Appleseed Heritage Center Inc., which was incorporated in 1994, receiving 501(c)(3) status in 1995.
Under the direction of a volunteer board of trustees and operated by a corps of volunteers the Johnny Appleseed Heritage Center and Outdoor Drama was built through the generosity of numerous individuals, families, corporations and foundations.
www.seejohnnyappleseed.com /project.html   (264 words)

  
 Who is Johnny Appleseed?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Johnny Appleseed was born in Leominster, Massachusetts on September 26, 1774.
Johnny and Elizabeth lived with them for at least part of that time.
Get your picture taken with a statue of Johnny Appleseed, as a child with a frog in his back pocket, at the Johnny Appleseed Visitor Center, on Route 2 Westbound, between exits 35 and 34, in Lancaster.
appleseed.org /johnny.html   (555 words)

  
 Johnny Appleseed Trail Association :: North Central Massachusetts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The MBTA in partnership with Wachusett Mountain and The Johnny Appleseed Trail Association are offering weekend commuter rail service to Wachusett Mountain.
There's lots to enjoy along the Johnny Appleseed Trail any time of the year...from the hillsides covered in clouds of pink and white apple blossoms in the spring, to the incredible intensity of fall foliage.
No visit to the Johnny Appleseed region would be complete without a day spent on a walking tour of one or more of these small cities.
www.appleseed.org /Gateway_things.html   (2157 words)

  
 Johnny Appleseed GPS - Ordering Details and Privacy Policy
Johnny Appleseed G P S Order Information, Terms, Quotation and Privacy Policy, and Return Policy.
Johnny Appleseed GPS will fax you by return same or next business day, advising acceptance and delivery details.
Johnny Appleseed GPS will dispatch the goods according to your instructions, or phone you by return same or next business day regarding your requirements.
www.ja-gps.com.au /order.html   (1674 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)

Factbites
  About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   Press   |   Contact us  
Copyright © 2005-2007 www.factbites.com Usage implies agreement with terms.