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Sunday, August 21, 2011
Johnston Farm Museum
Ohio History
Indians & French Fur Traders
In 1811, John Johnston moved to unsettled territory in western Ohio to work as a government Indian Agent. He negotiated land treaties with the Indians, ending with the removal of the last tribe in 1839. The Johnston Farm & Indian Agency in present-day Piqua preserves his large homestead. Of course, we had to see the museum first, which featured this life-size diorama of the French and Indians trading. I especially liked the beautiful beaded moccasins and Indian clothing on display.
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Very interesting time period. Seems a long time removed from Ipods and Facebook!
3 comments:
Very interesting time period. Seems a long time removed from Ipods and Facebook!
Very helpful and informative description! I really like that diaroma.
Those look like real trees growing in the dirt inside the museum!
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