John McIntosh, whose parents emigrated from Inverness, Scotland, to the Mohawk Valley, N.Y., moved to Upper Canada in 1796. In 1811 he acquired a farm near this site, and while clearing the land of second growth discovered several apple seedlings. He transplanted them, and one bore the superior fruit that became famous as the McIntosh Red apple. John's son Allan established a nursery and promoted this new species extensively. It was widely acclaimed in Ontario and the northern United States, and was introduced into British Columbia about 1910. Its popularity in North America and propagation in many lands attest to the initiative and industry of John McIntosh and his descendants.