John Johnston

Miami County · 9843 N. Hardin Road, Piqua, OH, 45356 -- At small pullout with several other monuments just N of OH 66

Side A: Beginning in 1794, Colonel Johnston was a prominent Mason for 66 years. While serving as secretary of Washington lodge No. 59, F. & A. M. (Philadelphia), he was delegated to participate in President George Washington’s Masonic funeral. Colonel Johnston became a member of Warren Lodge No. 24, F. & A.M., in Piqua in 1843. He was buried with military and Masonic honors in the family cemetery on February 23, 1861. Side B: Same

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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