Johnston's Inn - Paris, KY
Posted by: 
Don.Morfe
N 38° 13.285 W 084° 21.037
16S E 731927 N 4233701
Johnston's Inn-Robert Johnston and his wife operated a tavern in their house here from 1796-1812. Located on what was the main road between Maysville and Lexington, this inn served stage and horseback passengers in its 30-foot tavern room.
Waymark Code: WM17PD9
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 03/19/2023
Views: 0
THE PLACE:
Johnston's Inn-Marker is on Georgetown Road (U.S. 460) east of Clay Kiser Road, Paris, KY 40361.
Johnston's Inn was a tavern in house of Robert Johnston and his wife here from 1796-1812. Located on what was the main road between Maysville and Lexington, this inn served stage and horseback passengers in its 30-foot tavern room with sleeping accommodations overhead. This house appears on first Ky. map of 1784.
THE PERSON:
Robert Johnston, a Revolutionary War captain, was born in Virginia in 1749.
Year it was dedicated: 1784
Location of Coordinates: Base of the marker
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Type of place/structure you are waymarking: building
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