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Johnny Appleseed remembered as Arbor Day figure nation wide
The piece recounts Johnny Appleseed as a frontier icon who planted apple nurseries across Ohio and beyond, aided settlers with orchards and Bible readings, and warned of Indian threats. It traces his legend, burial at Fort Wayne, and posthumous honors by Ohio, Indiana horticultural groups, and national arboreal advocacy led by Charles Lathrop Pack, linking Arbor Day to forest preservation.
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