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== Folk legend ==

== Folk legend ==

Chapman's nickname came from his love for nature, as he called an apple blossom a "living sermon from God," and particularly his habit of collecting apple seeds from cider presses in order to plant over a thousand nurseries in western [[Pennsylvania]] and Ohio. Upon his death he gave his nurseries, then worth millions, to his sister. His entire family lived in [[Cleveland]], Ohio area of Columbiana, Richland, and Ashland Counties as well as Defiance County. <ref>[http://cleveland.about.com/od/peopleandpets/p/johnnyappleseed.htm Who Was Johnny Appleseed? About.com]</ref> He had often quoted from the [[Sermon on the Mount]] and lived with the [[Indians]].

Chapman's nickname came from his love for nature, as he called an apple blossom a "living sermon from God," and particularly his habit of collecting apple seeds from cider presses in order to plant over a thousand nurseries in western [[Pennsylvania]] and Ohio. Upon his death he gave his nurseries, then worth millions, to his sister. His entire family lived in the [[Cleveland]], Ohio area of [[Columbiana]], Richland, and Ashland Counties as well as Defiance County. <ref>[http://cleveland.about.com/od/peopleandpets/p/johnnyappleseed.htm Who Was Johnny Appleseed? About.com]</ref> He had often quoted from the [[Sermon on the Mount]] and lived with the [[Indians]].

There is some credence to the legend of Johnny Appleseed wandering barefoot across [[America]], planting apple trees by the thousands.  According to Michael Pollan in ''The Botany of Desire'', most settlers planted apple orchards mainly for the hard cider that resulted from pressing.  Known as "applejack," this drink was a staple of Puritan times and beyond, as much of the water was often tainted or unportable.

There is some credence to the legend of Johnny Appleseed wandering barefoot across [[America]], planting apple trees by the thousands.  According to Michael Pollan in ''The Botany of Desire'', most settlers planted apple orchards mainly for the hard cider that resulted from pressing.  Known as "applejack," this drink was a staple of Puritan times and beyond, as much of the water was often tainted or unportable.