County Named, 1842
Inscription
For John Marshall, 1755-1835, Chief Justice of the United States, 1801-1835, "principal founder of judicial review and of American system of constitutional law." Area first settled about time of the Jackson Purchase in 1818. First church west of Tenn. River in Ky., started by Rev. H. Darnall, Baptist, in 1819 on Soldier Creek.
Formed from Calloway County.
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More markers in Marshall
Henry H. Lovett, Sr.
Benton, KY
Born in 1882 near Jonathan Creek, he graduated from Southern Normal School (now WKU) in 1902.
Shelby Mc Callum
Benton, KY
Born in Tn. in 1917, he moved to Benton in 1939 to manage the old Benton Theater.
Cherokee State Park
Aurora, KY
Proposed in 1946 & opened in 1951, the only state park in Kentucky developed for African Americans.
Arthur H. Davis
One of the earliest landowners in the Jackson Purchase, Davis represented Calloway (now Marshall) County in the state legislature, 1824.
Spout Spring
In June 1842, nine justices met at James Clark's home near the spring on west side of old Benton-Paducah Rd. and organized first Marshall...