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Thomas Johnson

 
 
Thomas Johnson Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, December 19, 2008
1. Thomas Johnson Marker
Inscription. First Governor of Maryland
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics.
 
Location. 39° 24.171′ N, 77° 25.018′ W. Marker is in Frederick, Maryland, in Frederick County. It is in Field Pointe. It can be reached from Stadium Drive south of South Market Street (Maryland Route 355), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 424 Pinoak Pl, Frederick MD 21701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Thomas Johnson (here, next to this marker); Maryland's First Governor (here, next to this marker); Barbara Fritchie (a few steps from this marker); Barbara Fritchie: Civil War Heroine (a few steps from this marker); Joseph Adlum (a few steps from this marker); Jane Hanson National Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Thomas Johnson (within shouting distance of this marker); Never Forget Garden (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Frederick.
 
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Thomas Johnson Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 7, 2023
2. Thomas Johnson Marker
Governor Thomas Johnson image. Click for full size.
Photographed by H. M. Snyder
3. Governor Thomas Johnson
This portrait of Governor Thomas Johnson by H. M. Snyder appeared in Scharf's History of Maryland, 1879 on page 285.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 7, 2023, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 217 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on July 24, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.   2. submitted on January 7, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.   3. submitted on January 8, 2023, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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