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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