One of the primary characteristics of Marfan Syndrome is extra-long slim limbs, and Johnny Appleseed was exceptionally tall and slim.
Known to many as the beloved Johnny Appleseed, he understood the practical value and real need for his service of supplying seeds and apple trees.
The popular image of “Johnny Appleseed” had him planting apple trees randomly, everywhere he went.
Both the Canterbury Green and Archer/Johnny Appleseed park locations, now located in the central part of Fort Wayne, are on land that was once the Archer farm.