1916 - Monuments in Memory of Heroes of Former Years - Johnny Appleseed - Harmar's Ford

Monuments in Memory of Heroes of Former Years BELATED HONOR TO JOHNNY APPLESEED Monument to His Memory to Be Unveiled in Swinney Park, May 5. Arrangements for the unveiling of monument in Swinney park in memory of John Chapman. more familiarly known as Johnny Appleseed, whose. body is buried in the Archer cemetery north: east of the city, to take place on Friday afternoon, May: 5, were completed Tuesday by Prof. M. W. Richards, associate in horticultural work of the Purdue experiment. station. Besides the monument which is to be erected in Swinney, park. an ornamental fence is to. be built around Appleseed's grave. in the Archer cemetery, which, although there is no marker, it I believed las been located. The location of the grave was been near the large approximate. tree in the northeast corner of the cemetery, and in. 1894: when the sexton was digging a grave he dug, into rough box such as Appleseed buried in. It was the only box of the kind in the cemetry. In the box was the skeleton of. what is believed to have been Appleseed. Started in Ohio, The agitation for a monument in honor of Johnny Appleseed. who is sponsible more than any -other man for the many apple orchards in Ohio and northeastern Indiana, was. frat started by the Ohio. Horticultural society. Later it was. taken up by. the Indiana Horticultural society and through the generosity of Stephen B. Fleming. who' defraying the greater portion of expense, belated appreciation, of the work of Appleseed is to be expressed in. the form, of a monument to his mem. large boulder, six feet high and four I feet across, has. been secured from the farm 'of Gottlich Kramer, and in the course of a days to. be moved to Swinner park.. On this boulder is to as be placed a bronze tablet eighteen inches square, with Appleseed' picture and the following inscription: Apple. seed (John. Chapman), born in Massa: chisetts, 1770, died. near Fort Wayne; 1843, buried in the, David Archer cemé: tery, nioneer apple grower of Indiana And Ohio, the Indiana Horticultural 40. city, and all those who. are endeavoring to carry on the work. he. nobly .com* menced join dedicating this monu ment to the memory of his deeds.' Program Is Completed. Prominent horticulturists of: both. Indiana. and will take part. in the unveiling exercises. while the unveiling address will be delivered by. Hon. S. B. Fleming, The following program has been arranged: Address by William Walton, jr. Horticultural Laporte. president of the Indiana society.: apple songs br the children of the Fort Warne schools: address by William Hoser, mayor of Fort Wayne: address on "Ohio's Interest in Johnny. Apple• seed." Dr. Alfred Vivian, dean of the Ohio State Agricultural college;. placing of historical* documents in the" montiment. Prof. C. G.. Woodbury, chief of hortientture: Purdue university: unveiling speech by Hon. Stephen B. Fleming: song by school children: trip to Archer cemetery to visit grave of Appleseed: TO ERECT MONUMENT AT HARMAR'S FORD Homer Gordon Davisson is Given Commission by the D. A. R.'s. The Daughters of the American revolution Inve signed a commission with Homer Gordon Davisson, director of thé Fort Wayne Art school, for a monument to the soldiers who fell in the battle of Harmar Ford, to be erected on the Lakeside dike at the scene of the massacre. The monument will be unveiled with appropriate. ceremonies. on the morning of June 8, women% day in the Fort Wayne centennial celebration. The monument: will. consist of boulder five feet high, placed square foundation of concrete. upon: bronze plates upon its side. Mr. Davisson is working on the casts for these plates at present. and they will be ready for casting within a short time. Committees from the Daughters of the American Revolution have gone over the historical documents and maps thor. oughly, and by comparing them with the river. banks of today have. found practically the spot which was the north end of the ford. Here it is the monument will be placed. The work on the foundation will be. started within R few weeks, to give it an opportunity to. barden. sufficiently to allow the placing of the stone upon The boulder will be stood ou end on the foundation, and the plates be placed on the sides. Mr. Davisson has made a plaster cast from which the bronze plate will be made, and portrays w. scene from the awful battle. The view is made looking down stream. and shows suggestions* of lurking Indians in the shrubberv. while the soldiers, struggling to their waiste.in the river, are being riddied by the fire of: the ambushed Red men. Another plate will carry. an inscrip: tion to the memory of the heroes who fell. This will be the first of many battle sites in the vicinity of this city to. be. marked by monument. Of course Old Fort park has. been preserved, but with the exception of it and •the •Wayne trace Montiment there are no local: torical markers, LUTHERAN MINISTERS AND TEACHERS MEET Gather at Zion's Lutheran Church for a Two-Day Session. In order to discuss questions and mattera pertaining to the maintenance and progress of the parochial schoole, sevent ministers and teachers of -the Lutheran: church of the Fort. Wayne district met at Zion's Lutheran church Tuesday. This will be a two day. seAsion continuing Wednesday morning and closing Wednesday afternoon. Rev. George Koch, of Preble, Ind., read a paper on "The Parables of Jesus" which was followed by a general discus. I -

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1916 - Monuments in Memory of Heroes of Former Years - Johnny Appleseed - Harmar's Ford

1916 - Monuments in Memory of Heroes of Former Years - Johnny Appleseed - Harmar's Ford

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