Peter M. Gideon

This Tablet Commemorates

Peter M. Gideon

Who Grew The Original

Wealthy Apple Tree

From seed, on this his homestead

— in 1868 —

Erected by

The Native Sons of Minnesota

— June 1912 —

Marker is at the intersection of Manitou Road (County Road 19) and Glen Road, on ...

Peter M. Gideon and the Wealthy Apple

In 1853, Peter Miller Gideon and his wife, Wealthy, arrived in Minnesota from Ohio and settled on the shores of Lake Minnetonka. Long interested in fruitgrowing, Peter Gideon determined to satisfy the craving of pioneer families for apples and other ...