LEOMINSTER, Mass. — In the town more known for plastic yard flamingos, pride finds its way to a native son many believed was folklore. But he was indeed real.
Johnny Appleseed, aka John Chapman, was born in Leominster, Mass.
A drive up Johnny Appleseed Lane reveals John Chapman’s birthplace. Born in 1774, he rose to fame thanks to Disney’s 1948 “Melody Time.”…