Johnny Appleseed Park, including what was formerly known as Archer Park, is a public

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Fort Wayne, Indiana Fort Wayne is a city in Allen County, Indiana, United States, and its county seat. Located in northeastern Indiana, the city is west of the Ohio border and south of the Michigan border. The city's population was 263,886 at the 2020 census ...

. It is named after the popular-culture nickname of John Chapman, better known as "

Johnny Appleseed Johnny Appleseed (born John Chapman; September 26, 1774March 18, 1845) was an American pioneer nurseryman who introduced trees grown with apple seeds (as opposed to trees grown with grafting) to large parts of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, I ...

", a famous American pioneer, who was buried on the site. Chapman's gravesite is accessible to public view through steel gates. The weathered tombstone says, "Johnny Appleseed He lived for others. 1774–1845." It also has a carved apple in

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. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs It was listed on the

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in 1973. The land of the park was donated to

Allen County, Indiana Allen County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 385,410, making it the List of counties in Indiana, third-most populous county in Indiana. The county seat and largest city is Fort Wayne, Indiana, ...

, by William T. McKay to serve as a memorial park for the community. It became part of the Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department as the city grew and annexed the land. Johnny Appleseed Park serves as the home for Fort Wayne's annual Johnny Appleseed Festival. The current park, as of 2008, includes a large campground nestled in rolling meadows and woods along the St. Joseph River,Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation - Johnny Appleseed Park Campground
Retrieved on 2008-05-01. Vietnam War Memorial, and at the extreme northwest corner of the park, includes the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum and Exposition Center.

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Johnny Appleseed Campground

Johnny Appleseed Festival web site
Geography of Fort Wayne, Indiana Protected areas of Allen County, Indiana Tourist attractions in Fort Wayne, Indiana National Register of Historic Places in Fort Wayne, Indiana Parks on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Johnny Appleseed {{AllenCountyIN-geo-stub

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