Thursday, May 12, 2016

John Chapman the apple of our i

The other day.....   we stopped in the City of FRANKlin...  which I am SURE was named fur ME...

and took pictures of this Cool Drool little Park  


 The really Cool thingy was the TRIBUTE Plaque   fur    JOHNNY APPLESEED.....
       In life he was Quite a Character....  he refused to EVER wear Shoes... no matter how cold or snowy or icy it was....     he said it was to punish his FEET for stepping on Insects.          He may have been a bit Quirky... butt his efforts to plant apple orchards all over Ohio, Pencil Vane E Ah,  West Virginia, Indiana,  Kentucky...etc...,      actually saved many of the Settlers from going Hungry and kept them WELL....     he Sold Seedlings  whenever he could...   but mostly gave them away...      He got all the Seeds that he used for starting the seedlings... from folks who had Cider Presses...  

That is French Creek ... you can see behind the plaque.  
 Maybe they named it FRANKlin beclaws even Way Back THEN... they knew that I would be moving to the area.
 We liked the park and the signs.... butt as you can see   SOMEbuddy doesn't know how to Spell Pencil Vane E Ah ... worth a Hoot or a Honk.  

Thank you  Johnny Appleseed Chapman  fur bringing your Apples to our Region.  

29 comments:

My GBGV Life said...

How cool they named the place for you! I'm jealous!

Julie said...

Oh I luffs this John Chapman fella....well, wivout him we wouldn't haf cider!
Loves and licky kisses
Princess Leah xxx

easyweimaraner said...

oh that was great to see the place named by you. I had no clue that Mr. Appleseed really existed, that was great what he did... and he needed no office towers what scarp the sky furst to start something... he just did it and it was good for the people..
Thanks for being such a super tourguide!!!

Yamini MacLean said...

Hari OM
Well I never, was that man clever! I think he must have read about the Jainis of India, who even won't eat root crops because lifting them from the earth may kill living organisms!!! He was a truly great man, methinks... hugs and wags, YAM-aunty xxx

Robin + Christmas said...

Awesome!

Two French Bulldogs said...

Can't wait to see what is at Ernest Park
Lily & Edward

Murphy said...

That is cool information butt we are sure they will update it now that you're there!

Your Pals,

Murphy & Stanley

Kismet said...

I'm sure that Johnny's apples had stickers on them saying "Organic" and "GMO free".

My Mind's Eye said...

Whoa...your new state just keeps on bringing good things your way to share with us.
Without Johnny Appleseed...we would not have any apple pies....
Hugs madi your bfff

The Army of Four said...

That's so awesome that they named a part after you!
Cammie!

Ruby Rose and the Big Little Angels 3 said...

That is so cool. When my Mom was a teacher's aide she taught about Johnny Appleseed every year

Scooter said...

No doubt that it was named after You!!
and gotta love those apples

Wags
Oreo

♥♥ The OP Pack ♥♥ said...

What a great park to honor Mr. Appleseed - we LOVE all kinds of apples.

Woos - Ciara and Lightning

Bella Roxy & Macdui said...

SHE's gunna be singin' the Johnny Appleseed song all day!

Now, you need a trip to ERNIEville--there must be one.

WFT Nobby said...

Oh gosh, both Gail and I adore apples. We think that Appleseed chappie did everyone a magnificent service.
Toddle pip!
Bertie.
PS We think it a great coincidence that you visited Franklin and I visited the Franklin suite this Week.

My Dog Sam - Ruptured Disk said...

Great history lesson.

Duke said...

How awesome that the town was named after you and what an interesting character Johnny Appleseed was!

Idaho PugRanch said...

Of course it was named after you Frankie.
hugs
Mr Bailey, Hazel & Mabel

Lone Star Cats said...

Apples? I'll take bacon instead.

Millie and Walter said...

We think they obviously named that place after you Frankie.

Matilda the Boxer said...

That's pretty pawesome! I love that they named the town after you!

Bailey Be Good! said...

Dropping off some woofs & huggies! We miss you!!

~Bailey, Jax & the Humans <3

Ruby said...

OMD, you gots your VERY OWN Park?!! Sooooo jealous!!!! I gots a Restaurant chain named after me, butts I've never eaten theres! Wells, That Johnny sure was a prolific dude....too bad he didn't spread some Milkbone seeds instead!!! Just sayin'....
Kisses,
Ruby ♥

The Adventures of the LLB Gang said...

What a fantabulous park, Frankie and Ernie...and OMD...Johnny Appleseed ?? How so very cool!!
Smileys!
Dory, Jakey, Arty & Bilbo

Rubie and Poots (her Mum) said...

Looks like a beautiful area Frankie, amazing that they knew all those years ago, that YOU would be movin' in!! BOL!

Tail Wuggles, Rubie xxx

Anonymous said...

Mom read a story about that Appleseed guy to the kids in her class, back when she was a teacher. Besides no shoes, he also wore a cooking pot on his head. Quirky? Yeah, I guess so.

Love and licks,
Cupcake

Unknown said...

Well, it has been a long time since Ma heard about good ole Johnny Appleseed! How cool that you live near a place that commemorates him - and is, honestly, named after YOU!

Sheltie Times said...

Hey Frankie, he's from Massachusetts and he's a big deal up here, too. They even have a trail you can follow named the Johnny Appleseed trail. There are lots of festivals, etc. during apple season.

Charliedownunder said...

CRIKEY ... you got a TOWN named after you?????? How good is that?? I hope someone names a town after me one day!! Bet Ernie's spittin' chips with jealousy. That Johnny Appleseed sure sounds like a good bloke, aye??