Paducah in McCracken County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Grave of John T. Scopes
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Scopes "Monkey Trial"
Photographed by Jason Voigt, February 15, 2023
1. Grave of John T. Scopes / Scopes "Monkey Trial" Marker
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Grave of John T. Scopes
Here is buried the man who, at age 24, taught Darwin's theory of evolution to a Dayton, Tennessee, biology class. The Paducah native and University of Kentucky graduate violated a Tennessee law forbidding the teaching of evolution. This test case, tried in Dayton, gained international attention. Popular play, "Inherit the Wind," is based on the famous Scope trial. Over.
Scopes "Monkey Trial"
The July 1925 trial of John T. Scopes had at issue academic freedom, separation of church and state, and reconciling of science and religion. Scope's defender was Clarence Darrow: his prosecutor, William Jennings Bryan. Scopes was convicted and fined $100. Later worked as geologist in S. America and La. Law he violated repealed in 1967. Scopes died, 1970. Over.
Erected 1981 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1698.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Civil Rights • Education • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1925.
Location. 37° 5.14′ N, 88° 37.175′
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Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Jackson Purchase. It is also in the American Midwest, in the South, in the Upper South, and in the Ohio River Valley. 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 walking distance of this marker: Patriot Burials (within shouting distance of this marker); Irvin S. Cobb (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Paducah Confederate Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Linn Boyd (approx. Ό mile away); Gen. Lloyd Tilghman (approx. Ό mile away); Fountain Avenue United Methodist Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Chief Paduke (approx. half a mile away); Forrest's Headquarters (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paducah.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Dr. Reuben Saunders (1808-1891) (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).
Also see . . .
1. John T. Scopes. Find a Grave (Submitted on September 16, 2011, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA.)
2. Scopes Trial. Wikipedia (Submitted on September 16, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, September 14, 2011
2. Scopes "Monkey Trial" Marker
Photographed by Jason Voigt, February 15, 2023
3. Grave of John T. Scopes / Scopes "Monkey Trial" Marker
Marker is at the east entrance of Oak Grove Cemetery
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4. John Thomas Scopes
Credits. This page was last revised on February 15, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2011, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 2,036 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on February 15, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. 2. submitted on September 15, 2011, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 3. submitted on February 15, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. 4. submitted on January 6, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
