• This bank of the Kokosing in downtown Mount Vernon recalls the apple nursery John Chapman once had in the same location.

  • The location of the marker and trees in relation to the South Main Street viaduct in Mount Vernon.

  • The historical marker about Johnny Appleseed in downtown Mount Vernon.

  • Johnny Appleseed is pictured here in Harper’s Monthly in 1871. He maintained apple nurseries in Knox, Ashland, and Richland counties, as well as throughout the region.

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