Cornish in Sullivan County, New Hampshire — The American Northeast (New England)
Salmon Portland Chase
1808 - 1873
Photographed by Don Morfe, May 23, 2013
1. Salmon Portland Chase Marker
In this house was born Salmon P. Chase, U.S. Senator from Ohio (1849-55), Governor of Ohio (1855-59), a founder of the Republican Party and leader in the anti-slavery movement. After serving as Secretary of the Treasury in Lincolns Cabinet, he was appointed Chief Justice of the United States. The Chase Manhattan Bank in New York was named in his honor.
Erected by New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources. (Marker Number 076.)
Series. This historical marker is included in the New Hampshire Historical Highway Markers series list.
Location. 43° 27.333′ N, 72° 23.233′ W. Marker is in Cornish, New Hampshire, in Sullivan County. It is on Chase Road (New Hampshire Route 12A) 0.1 miles south of McSwain Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cornish NH 03745, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in New Hampshire’s Monadnock Region. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lafayette's Tour (approx. 1.2 miles away); Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge (approx. 1.2 miles away); Cornish-Windsor Bridge (approx. 1.2 miles away); Robbins and Lawrence Armory and Machine Shop (approx. 1.3 miles away in Vermont); Edwin A. Battison (approx. 1.3 miles away in Vermont); a different marker also named Robbins and Lawrence Armory and Machine Shop (approx. 1.3 miles away in Vermont); International Mechanical Engineering Heritage Collection (approx. 1.3 miles away in Vermont); American Precision Museum / Mill Brook & Waterpower (approx. 1.3 miles away in Vermont). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cornish.
Also see . . .
1. Salmon P. Chase - American History. (Submitted on June 14, 2013, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
2. Wikipedia - Salmon P. Chase. (Submitted on October 30, 2017, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec.)
Photographed by Don Morfe, May 23, 2013
2. Wideview of Salmon Portland Chase Marker
Photographed by Kevin Craft, October 23, 2017
3. The Chase House Inn
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, January 15, 2017
4. Salmon P. Chase
This 1861 portrait of Salmon P. Chase by Francis Bicknell Carpenter hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC.
“As a lawyer and antislavery leader in Ohio, Salmon P. Chase was known as the 'attorney general' for runaway slaves. In 1855 he cast his lot with the new Republican Party and soon vied with William Henry Seward for its leadership. A candidate for the party's presidential nomination in 1860, Chase lost to Lincoln but was named secretary of the treasury in the new cabinet. Although he helped write the Emancipation Proclamation, his relations with Lincoln became strained. The personal antagonism between him and Secretary of State Seward weakened the cabinet, and that combined with Chase's insatiable desire to become president eventually led to his replacement In 1864 Lincoln appointed him chief justice of the Supreme Court, where he showed political wisdom in handling constitutional problems created by the Civil War and Reconstruction.” — National Portrait Gallery
“As a lawyer and antislavery leader in Ohio, Salmon P. Chase was known as the 'attorney general' for runaway slaves. In 1855 he cast his lot with the new Republican Party and soon vied with William Henry Seward for its leadership. A candidate for the party's presidential nomination in 1860, Chase lost to Lincoln but was named secretary of the treasury in the new cabinet. Although he helped write the Emancipation Proclamation, his relations with Lincoln became strained. The personal antagonism between him and Secretary of State Seward weakened the cabinet, and that combined with Chase's insatiable desire to become president eventually led to his replacement In 1864 Lincoln appointed him chief justice of the Supreme Court, where he showed political wisdom in handling constitutional problems created by the Civil War and Reconstruction.” — National Portrait Gallery
Photographed by Wikipedia
5. Salmon P. Chase on the U.S. $1 Bill
A portrait of Salmon P. Chase appeared on the first U.S. $1 bill in 1862.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 10, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 9, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,015 times since then and 31 times this year. Last updated on June 19, 2014, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 9, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 3. submitted on October 30, 2017, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. 4, 5. submitted on January 29, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
