Ridgeville in Warren County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Justice John McLean

1785 - 1861

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 6, 2009

1. Justice John McLean Marker

Inscription.
Having settled in the Ridgeville area with his father, Justice McLean, in 1799, Justice John McLean was appointed to the United States Supreme Court in 1829 by President Andrew Jackson. He was best known for his anti-slavery dissenting opinion in the famous Dred Scott case. Founder of the Western Star, former Postmaster General, Congressman, and candidate for President, Justice McLean served on the Supreme Court until his death in 1861.

Erected 1993 by Warren County Board of Commissioners and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 1-83.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans • Civil Rights • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #07 Andrew Jackson, and the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1799.

Location. 39° 31.78′ N, 84° 10.585′ W. Marker is in Ridgeville, Ohio, in Warren County. It is at the intersection of Ohio Route 48 and Lower Springboro Road (County Road 22), on the right when traveling south on Ohio Route 48. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 946 East Lower Springboro Road, Springboro OH 45066, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cincinnati

and in the Miami Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

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,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

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At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Null House (approx. 2.8 miles away); Springboro (approx. 3.3 miles away); Joseph Penrose House (approx. 3.3 miles away); Elias Vickers House (approx. 3.3 miles away); Joseph Thomas House (approx. 3.4 miles away); Mahlon Wright House Site - Circa 1818 (approx. 3.4 miles away); The James Bennet House (approx. 3.4 miles away); John Bateman House Site (approx. 3.4 miles away).

Also see . . . John McLean. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on November 20, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Justice John McLean image. Click for full size.

via Wikipedia, 1849

2. Justice John McLean

Daguerreotype by Mathew Brady, c. 1849

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 6, 2009

3. Justice John McLean Marker

Looking south along Ohio Route 48 toward intersection with Lower Springboro Road beyond marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 17, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,394 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 17, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on November 20, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on January 17, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.