Historical Marker

Shaw, Chief Justice Lemuel Birthplace Marker

Barnstable · Barnstable County

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Shaw, Chief Justice Lemuel Birthplace Marker is a historic marker located at 410 Church St in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Built in 1916. It is part of a local historic district.

About this site

Shaw, Chief Justice Lemuel Birthplace Marker is a historical marker in Barnstable, Barnstable County. It is one of 250 historical markers documented in Barnstable County, among 6,897 historic sites cataloged across the county on MassRoam.

The site sits at 41.6948, -70.3692 near Barnstable. The nearest cataloged historic site is Jenkins Homestead (landmark), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Jenkins, Elizabeth C. - Gilman, Ruth House, Jenkins, John Wildlife Reservation, and Whelden, Isaac House.

This record is drawn from public historical records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

This marker in Barnstable notes the birthplace of Lemuel Shaw (1781-1861), one of the most influential American jurists of the nineteenth century. Shaw was born in the West Barnstable village and went on to serve as Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court from 1830 to 1860, writing landmark opinions on labor unions, slavery, and public education.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

📍 41.6948, -70.3692 · Barnstable, Barnstable County

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