Marshall Township in Saline County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Chief Justice John Marshall

1755-1835

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 16, 2021

1. Chief Justice John Marshall Marker

Inscription. Andrew Harader
Sculptor

A Bicentennial Project
July 10, 1976

Erected 1976.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Law Enforcement • Patriots & Patriotism. In addition, it is included in the The Spirit of ’76, America’s Bicentennial Celebration series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1755.

Location. 39° 7.243′ N, 93° 11.79′ W. Marker is in Marshall, Missouri, in Saline County. It is in Marshall Township. It can be reached from East Arrow Street (State Highway 20) just east of North Lafayette Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Marker and sculpture are located at the southeast corner of the Saline County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 19 East Arrow Street, Marshall MO 65340, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Missouri River Corridor.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically,

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

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: POW MIA (within shouting distance of this marker); Revolutionary Soldiers in Saline County, Missouri (within shouting distance of this marker); Santa Fe Trail (within shouting distance of this marker); WWI Soldier (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Greater Love Hath No Man Than This - (about 300 feet away); Replica of The Statue of Liberty (approx. 1½ miles away); Smith Chapel Methodist Church (approx. 7.3 miles away); Zoar Baptist Church (approx. 7.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marshall.

Also see . . . John Marshall.

John Marshall was an American politician, lawyer, and Founding Father who served as the fourth chief justice of the United States from 1801 until his death in 1835. He remains the longest-serving chief justice and fourth-longest serving justice in the history of the U.S. Supreme Court, and is widely regarded as one of the most
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 16, 2021

2. Chief Justice John Marshall Monument
(marker is mounted on base of monument • Saline County Courthouse in background)
influential justices ever to serve. Prior to joining the court, Marshall briefly served as both the U.S. secretary of state under President John Adams, and a representative, in the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia, thereby making him one of the few Americans to serve on all three branches of the United States federal government. At the time of his death in 1835, Marshall was among the last remaining Founding Fathers, the last surviving Cabinet member from the John Adams administration and the last Cabinet member to have served in the 18th century.

(Submitted on February 21, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Chief Justice John Marshall Sculpture image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 16, 2021

3. Chief Justice John Marshall Sculpture

Credits. This page was last revised on February 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 21, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 266 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 21, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.