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    		• Yule, George,
     
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    		• Literature -- Character
     
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    		• Homage -- Chapman, John
     
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    		• Occupation -- Farm
     
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    		• Cartoon
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Leominster
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Johnny Appleseed Monument, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Yule, George, sculptor.
    Title: 
    Johnny Appleseed Monument, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated June 1, 1963.
    Medium: 
    Granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. H. 36 in. x W. 31 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On front:) NEAR THIS SITE WAS BORN/JOHN CHAPMAN/KNOWN AS/JOHNNY APPLESEED/SEPT. 16, 1774 MAR. 18, 1845/LEOMINSTER HISTORICAL SOCIETY/1863 (On back:) LOCATED BY FLORENCE WHEELER 1935 unsigned
    Description: 
    Behind a chain link fence stands a rectangular marker that is carved on the front with a small caricature of a man taking a great stride forward as he distributes apple seeds between two trees.
    Subject: 
    Literature -- Character -- Johnny Appleseed
    Homage -- Chapman, John
    Occupation -- Farm -- Sowing
    Cartoon
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Leominster
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Leominster, Leominster Historical Commission, 25 West Street, Leominster, Massachusetts 01453
    Located Johnny Appleseed Lane, Leominster, Massachusetts
    Remarks: 
    The marker notes the birthplace of John Chapman who has often been referred to as Johnny Appleseed. Although he was born in Leominster, he spent his life in the frontier settlements along the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, collecting apple seeds from the refuse of cider presses and distributing the seeds to the pioneers. This sculpture, installed by the Leominster Historical Society, replaces an earlier one that was damaged by vandals after it was erected by the City of Leominster in 1940. IAS files contain a copy of the Massachusetts Historical Commission Form C - Monuments questionnaire. For additional information see the Leominster Daily Enterprise, June 1, 1963.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Note: 
    The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
    Repository: 
    Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
    Control Number: 
    IAS MA000564
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