American Folk Hero: Who Am I? Traditional Geocache

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Hidden : 1/31/2009
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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04/05/2013 - This cache is up for ADOPTION. We have since moved across country and I am no longer able to support it. Rather than archive this favorite, I would prefer someone local take the charge! Message me to start the simple process of adoption!


John Chapman was, born September 26, 1774, the second child of Nathaniel Chapman and Elizabeth of Leominster, Massachusetts. Tradition holds that Nathaniel lost two good farms during the American Revolution, but in fact John's father was a farmer of little means, and there is no deed record of either property. Nathaniel started John Chapman on a career as an orchardist by apprenticing him to a Mr. Crawford.

In 1792, 18-year-old Chapman went west; his destination was the headwaters of the Susquehanna. In 1806, he arrived in Jefferson County, Ohio, having canoed the Ohio River. In 1798 Congress had passed resolutions to give land there to Revolutionary War veterans, ranging from 160 to 2,240 acres, but soldiers did not actually receive letters of patent to their grants until 1802. By the time the veterans arrived, Johnny's nurseries, located on the Isaac Stadden farm, had trees big enough to transplant.

On February 18, 1845 Johnny Chapman passed away leaving an estate of over 1,200 acres of valuable nurseries to his sister, worth millions even then, and far more now. He could have left more if he had been diligent in his bookkeeping, but he would accept corn meal, cash or used clothing in barter. In addition, he had bought the southwest quarter (160 acres) of section 26, Mohican Township, Ashland County, Ohio, but he did not record the deed and lost the property.

So now you know a little about American Folk hero John Chapman, but you may know him better as …

 


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