A second grade class in Austin, Texas, took a look at Johnny Appleseed.
And so does the Library of Congress:
Jonathan Chapman, born in Massachusetts on September 26, 1775, came to be known as “Johnny Appleseed.” Chapman earned his nickname because he planted small orchards and individual apple trees across 100,000 square miles of Midwestern wilderness and prairie.
…Chapman, sometimes referred to as an American St. Francis of Assisi, was an ambulant man. As a member of the first New-Church (Swedenborgian), his work resembled that of a missionary. Each year he traveled hundreds of miles on foot, wearing clothing made from sacks, and carrying a cooking pot which he is said to have worn like a cap. His travels took him through Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois and Indiana.
Then there’s the Johnny Appleseed Heritage Center and Outdoor Drama.
A modern day Johnny Appleseed would wander the prairies planting ideas for future tourist attractions.