John Marshall's Birthplace

Fauquier County · dedicated 1950 · On Catlett Road, approximately 1500 feet east of Germantown Road

About one half mile southeast, just across the railroad, a stone marks the site of the birthplace, September 24, 1755. He died at Philadelphia, July 6, 1835. Revolutionary officer, congressman, Secretary of State, he is immortal as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. During his long term of office his wise interpretation of the U.S. Constitution gave it enduring life.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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