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NC Historic Sites »   All Sites »   Horne Creek Farm »   Southern Heritage Apple Orchard »   The Apples »   Apple History

Apple History

Antique image of Adam and Eve under an apple tree

 

Origins of Apples  →

Antique image of someone chasing another person who is holding an apple

 

Apples in Mythology  →

Black and white photograph of people standing in an apple orchard

 

Origins of Apples in America  →

Black and white line drawing of Johnny Appleseed in the forest

 

John Chapman: Pioneer Nurseryman →

Color illustration of farmers harvesting apples

 

Apples in the South  →

Antique illustration of an apple

 

The Golden Age of Apples →

An antique painting of three apples

 

The Apple Boom →

Cover of an early 20th century apple nursery

 

Early North Carolina Nurseries →

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