John Chapman, often called Johnny Appleseed, was an American pioneer nurseryman who introduced apple trees
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to large parts of Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, including
the northern counties of present-day West Virginia.
He became an American legend while still alive, due to his kind, generous ways, his leadership in conservation, and the symbolic importance he attributed to apples.
He was also a missionary for The New Church (Swedenborgian).