About

Born March 18, 1766 in Yorktown, Virginia, Polly Marshall came of age alongside the new nation. After settling in Richmond with her husband, the future Chief Justice John Marshall, Polly built her life amongst the capital city's elite. What was Polly's journey as a daughter, mother, friend, and wife of the Chief Justice? Which people, experiences, and personal objects illustrate Polly's life, and death, in Richmond?

Join Preservation Virginia's John Marshall House and Richmond's Shockoe Hill Cemetery in a back-to-back guided tour honoring Polly Marshall's birthday. Your visit will begin with a tour of the John Marshall House, where Polly lived for over 40 years. Following, you will travel the short distance to nearby Shockoe Hill Cemetery to view Polly's grave and learn of her contemporaries buried there, as well as how these individuals helped shape Polly's Richmond.

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Two tour times are available, at 10am and 2pm. Tours start at the John Marshall House. General admission- $20, Preservation Virginia Member- $15