Description: Photograph of the farmhouse at Johnston Farm. Typed caption on the reverse of the photograph reads "The old Col. John Johnston homestead, Piqua, Ohio." Handwritten caption on the reverse of an identical photo reads "West view of the old Johnston Manor house upper Piqua pho taken May 31st 1899." Johnston Farm, maintained as a state memorial, is the homestead of John Johnston. Johnston is best known for holding the office of Indian Agent for over 30 years, appointed by President James Madison in the early years of the state to oversee the American Indian reservations in northwest Ohio. Johnston was an important political and social figure in Ohio who also served as a state canal commissioner, helped to found Kenyon College and served on the board of trustees of Miami University. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV29_B01F04_001
Subjects: Historic sites Ohio; Piqua (Ohio); Johnston, John, 1775-1861;
Places: Piqua (Ohio); Miami County (Ohio);
 

Description: Photograph of Johnston Farm in Piqua, Miami County, Ohio. The home of John Johnston and the barn are pictured. A typed caption on the reverse of the photograph reads "Scene near the old Col. John Johnston homestead, Piqua, Ohio." Johnston Farm, maintained as a state memorial, is the homestead of John Johnston. Johnston is best known for holding the office of Indian Agent for over 30 years, appointed by President James Madison in the early years of the state to oversee the American Indian reservations in northwest Ohio. Johnston was an important political and social figure in Ohio who also served as a state canal commissioner, helped to found Kenyon College and served on the board of trustees of Miami University. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV29_B01F07_002
Subjects: Johnston, John, 1775-1861; Historic sites Ohio; Farmhouses; American Indians in Ohio; Ohio--Politics and government
Places: Piqua (Ohio); Miami County (Ohio);
 

Description: Photograph of the farmhouse at Johnston Farm. Typed caption on the reverse of the photograph reads "The old Col. John Johnston homestead, Piqua, Ohio." Johnston Farm, maintained as a state memorial, is the homestead of John Johnston. Johnston is best known for holding the office of Indian Agent for over 30 years, appointed by President James Madison in the early years of the state to oversee the American Indian reservations in northwest Ohio. Johnston was an important political and social figure in Ohio who also served as a state canal commissioner, helped to found Kenyon College and served on the board of trustees of Miami University. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV29_B01F04_002
Subjects: Johnston, John, 1775-1861; Historic sites Ohio; Farmhouses
Places: Piqua (Ohio); Miami County (Ohio);
 

Description: Photograph of the spring house at the Johnston Farm. Typed caption on the reverse of the photograph reads "Scene at spring house, Johnston homestead, Piqua, Ohio, (commencing at the right) Mrs. Will Johnston, Piqua, Ohio, Mrs. Stephen Johnston, Piqua, Ohio, Mrs. Hebe Craig, New York City, Mrs. Joh. H. Crane, Dayton, Ohio, Mrs. Geo. W. Jones, Cincinnati, Ohio, Mrs. John Johnston Kirk, Piqua, Ohio, Mrs. Margaret Kirk Ayers, Piqua, Ohio, Mrs. Frank Carter Davies, Piqua, Ohio, Master Samuel Johnston Davies, Piqua, Ohio, Miss Rachel Vance, Piqua, Phio, Joe Miller (servant) Dayton, Ohio, Mrs. S.J. Patterson, Dayton, Ohio, and Mrs. Frank Conover, Dayton, Ohio (in window.)" Johnston Farm, maintained as a state memorial, is the homestead of John Johnston. Johnston is best known for holding the office of Indian Agent for over 30 years, appointed by President James Madison in the early years of the state to oversee the American Indian reservations in northwest Ohio. Johnston was an important political and social figure in Ohio who also served as a state canal commissioner, helped to found Kenyon College and served on the board of trustees of Miami University. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV29_B01F08_001
Subjects: Johnston, John, 1775-1861; Historic sites Ohio; Families--Ohio; Farm life
Places: Piqua (Ohio); Miami County (Ohio);
 

Description: Photograph of the farmhouse at Johnston farm. Typed caption on the reverse of the image reads "Scene at the old Johnston homestead, Piqua, Ohio, (commencing at the right) Joe Miller (servant) Dayton, Ohio, Mrs. Stephen Johnston, Piqua, Ohio, Mrs. Frank Conover, Dayton, Ohio, Mrs. Hebe Craig, New York City, Mrs. Margaret Kirk Ayers, Piqua, Ohio, Mr. John Johnston Kirk, Piqua, Ohio, Master Samuel Johnston Davies, Piqua, Ohio, Mrs. Frank Carter Davies, Piqua, Ohio, Mr. S.J. Patterson Dayton, Ohio, Mrs. Will Johnston, Piqua, Ohio, Mrs. Johs. H. Crane, Dayton, Ohio, Miss Rachel Vance, Piqua, Ohio, Mr. Stephen Johnston, Piqua, Ohio and Mrs. Geo. W. Jones, Cincinnati, Ohio." Johnston Farm, maintained as a state memorial, is the homestead of John Johnston. Johnston is best known for holding the office of Indian Agent for over 30 years, appointed by President James Madison in the early years of the state to oversee the American Indian reservations in northwest Ohio. Johnston played an important political and social role in Ohio; he was a strong advocate of the Whig Party, helped found Kenyon College and also served on the board of trustees of Miami University. With his wife, Johnston formed the first Sunday school in Miami County. He also published one of the earliest histories of the American Indian tribes that once called Ohio home. He died in 1861 in Washington, D.C. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV29_B01F05_001
Subjects: Johnston, John, 1775-1861; Historic sites Ohio; Farmhouses; Families--Ohio
Places: Piqua (Ohio); Miami County (Ohio);
 

Description: Photograph of the double pen barn at Johnston Farm. Typed caption on the reverse of the photograph reads "Old original barn at the Col. John Johnston homestead, Piqua, O." Johnston Farm, maintained as a state memorial, is the homestead of John Johnston. Johnston is best known for holding the office of Indian Agent for over 30 years, appointed by President James Madison in the early years of the state to oversee the American Indian reservations in northwest Ohio. Johnston was an important political and social figure in Ohio who also served as a state canal commissioner, helped to found Kenyon College and served on the board of trustees of Miami University. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV29_B01F07_001
Subjects: Johnston, John, 1775-1861; Historic sites Ohio; Farm life
Places: Piqua (Ohio); Miami County (Ohio);
 

Description: Photograph of the spring house at Johnston Farm. Typed caption on the reverse of the photograph reads "Scene at spring house, Johnston homestead, Piqua, Ohio." Johnston Farm, maintained as a state memorial, is the homestead of John Johnston. Johnston is best known for holding the office of Indian Agent for over 30 years, appointed by President James Madison in the early years of the state to oversee the American Indian reservations in northwest Ohio. Johnston was an important political and social figure in Ohio who also served as a state canal commissioner, helped to found Kenyon College and served on the board of trustees of Miami University. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV29_B01F08_002
Subjects: Johnston, John, 1775-1861; Historic sites Ohio; Farm life;
Places: Piqua (Ohio); Miami County (Ohio);
 

Description: Photograph of the farmhouse at Johnston Farm. Typed caption on the reverse of the photograph reads "The old Col. John Johnston homestead, Piqua, Ohio." Johnston Farm, maintained as a state memorial, is the homestead of John Johnston. Johnston is best known for holding the office of Indian Agent for over 30 years, appointed by President James Madison in the early years of the state to oversee the American Indian reservations in northwest Ohio. Johnston was an important political and social figure in Ohio who also served as a state canal commissioner, helped to found Kenyon College and served on the board of trustees of Miami University. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV29_B01F04_003
Subjects: Johnston, John, 1775-1861; Historic sites Ohio; Farmhouses; American Indians in Ohio; Ohio--Politics and government
Places: Piqua (Ohio); Miami County (Ohio);
 

Description: Typed caption on the reverse of the image reads "Main stairway in the old Col. John Johnston homestead, Piqua, O." Johnston Farm, maintained as a state memorial, is the homestead of John Johnston. Johnston is best known for holding the office of Indian Agent for over 30 years, appointed by President James Madison in the early years of the state to oversee the American Indian reservations in northwest Ohio. Johnston was an important political and social figure in Ohio who also served as a state canal commissioner, helped to found Kenyon College and served on the board of trustees of Miami University. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV29_B01F06_001
Subjects: Johnston, John, 1775-1861; Historic sites Ohio; Farmhouses
Places: Piqua (Ohio); Miami County (Ohio);
 

Description: Photograph of the Patterson and Johnston families at the Patterson Homestead in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. A handwritten caption on the photograph indicates Mrs. Mary (John) Johnston as the woman standing closest to the tree. A typed caption on the reverse of an identical photograph reads "Scene at the old Patterson homestead, Dayton, Ohio, (commencing at the right) Mr. Frank Patterson, Jr., Dayton, Ohio, Miss Rachel Vance, Piqua, Ohio, Mrs. Mary John Johnston, Piqua, Ohio, Mrs. Margaret Kirk Ayers, Piqua, Ohio, Mr. Wm. B. Johnston, Cincinnati, Ohio, Mrs. Julia Johnston Patterson, Dayton, Ohio, Mr. R. Patterson, Jr., Dayton, Ohio, and Mrs. Margaret Kirk, Piqua, Ohio." The Patterson Homestead was home to Colonel Robert Patterson, a Revolutionary War soldier who helped found Lexington, Kentucky, and Cincinnati, Ohio. Industrialist John H. Patterson, founder of the National Cash Register company, was also raised and lived in the home. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV29_B01F10_002
Subjects: Johnston, John, 1775-1861; Patterson, John Henry, 1844-1922; Historic houses; Families--Ohio; Ohio History--Settlement and Early Statehood
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery (Ohio);