William Blaxton, an eccentric loner and Anglican minister, settled Boston before the Puritans and Rhode Island before Roger Williams — and planted the first apple orchards in America.
This fall, tip your basket to William Blaxton when you pluck a plump apple from a tree, bob for apples on Halloween or cherish your grandmother's amazing apple pie on Thanksgiving. Reverend Blaxton, among other claims to fame, planted the first seeds that would fuel a pioneering nation and give apples an image of all-American wholesomeness. A bookish, eccentric loner, the early English settler nurtured what historians believe were the first apple orchards in what's now the U.S.
Rhode Island features numerous memorials, including a William Blackstone Memorial Park in Cumberland. The city of Pawtucket, an old mill town on the Blackstone River, introduced a monument to Blackstone in 2021. It features him reading a book upon a bull, reflecting one of the tales of his eccentricity. Apples quickly became a symbol of American bounty. When British troops invaded Brooklyn during the American Revolution in 1776, the British were stunned by the splendor of the orchards.
Apples are just like us,' the apple romantic said. 'They come in many colors, many sizes and many shapes. They are well rooted, just like we all want to be. They are collaborative, communicative — and they gift us with beautiful fruit.' Apples, he also said, 'teach us what it means to be alive and joyful on earth.' To read more stories in this unique 'Meet the American Who…' series from Fox News Digital, click here. For more Lifestyle articles, visit www.foxnews.
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