Fairmount Park in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

John Marshall

Chief Justice of the United States

— 1801 to 1835 —

John Marshall Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 5, 2022

1. John Marshall Marker

Inscription. As soldier he fought that the nation might come into being. As expounder of the Constitution he gave it length of days.

Erected 1931 by James M. Beck, presented to the City of Philadelphia.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1801.

Location. 39° 57.981′ N, 75° 10.938′ W. Memorial is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Fairmount Park. It is on Anne d'Harnoncourt Drive 0.2 miles west of Kelly Drive, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Philadelphia PA 19130, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are

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within walking distance of this marker: Useful & Beautiful / Timeline (within shouting distance of this marker); Major General Peter Mülenberg (within shouting distance of this marker); Richard Montgomery (within shouting distance of this marker); Making of an Icon (within shouting distance of this marker); Fairmount Water Works (within shouting distance of this marker); Casimir Pulaski (within shouting distance of this marker); In Honor of Ernesta Drinker Ballard (within shouting distance of this marker); General Nathanael Greene (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 5, 2022

2. John Marshall Marker

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 5, 2022

3. John Marshall Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 8, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 219 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 8, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.