Near Midway in Woodford County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Caleb Wallace's Law Office

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 23, 2022

1. Caleb Wallace's Law Office Marker

Inscription. Woodford's first county court met here, May 16, 1789. Caleb Wallace (1742-1814), Presbyterian minister from Va., was in Kentucky by 1783. He served on Supreme Court of District of Ky. and on Ky. Court of Appeals for 30 years. A founder of several colleges and a trustee of Transylvania University, Wallace was called the “Father of the Academy System of Kentucky.”

Erected by Kentucky Historical Society • Kentucky Department of Transportation. (Marker Number 1708.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Law Enforcement • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 16, 1789.

Location. 38° 7.623′ N, 84° 40.061′ W. Marker is near Midway, Kentucky, in Woodford County. It is on Lansing Lane 0.7 miles south of Weisenberger Mill Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Midway KY 40347, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Bluegrass Region

and in Greater Lexington Area.

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It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The John Graham House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Second Christian Church, Midway (approx. 1½ miles away); Midway Freedman's School (approx. 1½ miles away); Midway Colored School (approx. 1½ miles away); Zion Hill / Zion Hill School (approx. 1.6 miles away); Midway Junior College — Pinkerton High School (approx. 1.6 miles away); Pilgrim Baptist Church (approx. 1.6 miles away); Zion Hill Community (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Midway.

Also see . . .
1. "Life and Times of Judge Caleb Wallace", Revisited. Judge Wallace, as a Presbyterian minister, was among the protagonists in the struggle for religious freedom in late-colonial Virginia whose writings on the subject had a now-little-known

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 23, 2022

2. Caleb Wallace's Law Office Marker

but far-reaching influence in the development of provisions for freedom of religious choice, especially in Virginia, through the influence of Thomas Jefferson. While it does not appear that Wallace enjoyed Jefferson's favor, it is likely that his work reached Jefferson through a mutual acquaintance with James Madison. (Dennis Boyer, RootsWeb, posted September 7, 1998) (Submitted on July 31, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. Life and times of Judge Caleb Wallace: some time a justice of the Court of Appeals of the State of. Scan of 1888 biography of the minister and jurist by William Heth Whitsitt. (Internet Archive) (Submitted on July 31, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 31, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 31, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 453 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 31, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.