Apples and Horses
Horses love apples. This was universally known in the early parts of this century, but it appears to be universally unknown today. I have to constantly explain horses and apples to almost everyone…
Bet a Big Apple
People began betting a big (red) apple since at least 1836. A "big apple" was a prized fruit and a popular non-monetary reward. A person offering to "bet a big (red) apple"…
Big Apple Township, Oregon County, Missouri (1895)
The state of Missouri prided itself on its apple growing in the 1890s. A book, Among the Ozarks: The Land of the Big Red Apple, was published in 1891. Willow Springs, Missouri, was called…
Big Apples Are Top of the Barrel
The big apples, the best fruit, are "top of the barrel." This was well known by the late 19th century. It was speculated that farmers often placed the best apples on top of the barrel to…
Big Red Apple City, Wenatchee, Washington (1908)
Many places have called itself the "Home/Land of the Big (Red) Apples." Wenatchee, Washington, has also called itself the "Big Red Apple City." Wikipedia: Wenatchee, Washington…
Big Time and Big Town
"Big Time" and "Big Town" are important parts or precursors of the "Big Apple" nickname. The New York Morning Telegraph was a sports and entertainment newspaper, and…
Lands of the Big Red Apples
Several places in the United States and Canada, pre-1920, were known as the "Home/Land of the Big (Red) Apples." Oregon was one of the first; others include Missouri, Colorado,…