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Field Pointe in Frederick in Frederick County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Thomas Johnson

Nov 4 1732 - Oct 26 1819

 
 
Thomas Johnson Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, December 23, 2008
1. Thomas Johnson Marker
Inscription.
The first Governor of the State of Maryland 1777 to 1779
 
Erected 1894 by Frederick Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesGovernment & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1777.
 
Location. 39° 24.172′ N, 77° 25.019′ 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: Maryland's First Governor (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Thomas Johnson (here, next to this marker); Barbara Fritchie (a few steps from this marker); Joseph Adlum (a few steps from this marker); Barbara Fritchie: Civil War Heroine (a few steps from this marker); Jane Hanson National Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker
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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.
 
Also see . . .  Thomas Johnson (judge). Wikipedia entry (Submitted on June 1, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
Additional commentary.
1. About the marker
This marker was created by the Daughters of the American Revolution when Johnson's remains were interred at the Episcopal churchyard.
    — Submitted January 7, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
 
Thomas Johnson<br>by John Hesselius<br>before 1778 image. Click for full size.
Collection of the U. S. Supreme Court
2. Thomas Johnson
by John Hesselius
before 1778
This portrait is in the collection of the U. S. Supreme Court. Johnson was very briefly an associate justice of the Supreme Court.
Thomas Johnson Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 7, 2023
3. Thomas Johnson Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 7, 2023, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 218 times since then and 12 times this year. Last updated on January 8, 2023, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. Photos:   1. submitted on July 24, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.   2. submitted on January 8, 2023, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.   3. submitted on January 7, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
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