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The Piqua Historical Area covers 2,000 years of Ohio history - from prehistoric Indians to Ohio's
canal ere. John Johnston's farm is the focal point of the property. A farmer, public official, and
U.S. Indian Agent for western Ohio from 1812 to 1829, Johnston was a major contributor to the growth
of early Ohio.
The 250-acre park includes Johnston's two-story, brick farmhouse in Dutch Colonial/Georgian-style
along with a spring house and cider house. The massive, double-penned log barn is thought to be the
oldest and largest barn of its type in Ohio.
The museum, constructed to resemble the blockhouse style of Fort Piqua, General Anthony Wayne's 18th
century supply post, traces the story of the Eastern Woodland Indians of Ohio and the newly acquired
Fort Pickawillany site, located adjacent to the Piqua Historical Area. Artifacts from Ohio's canal era
are also on exhibit.
On the grounds is a ring-shaped mound earthwork. Discovered and preserved by Johnston, the earthwork
was constructed by the Adena culture more than 2,000 years ago.
Behind the museum is a restored, mile-long section of the Miami-Erie Canal, which once extended from
Toledo to Cincinnati. As a state canal commissioner, Johnston, helped to improve Ohio's canal system.
Today, the mule-drawn, 70-foot mixed cargo, canal boat, the General Harrison, can be ridden as
costumed guides relate the history of the canals.
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