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At 2 p.m., Sunday, June 23, 2024, the Richmond Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) will host a Virginia SAR ceremony honoring Revolutionary War Veteran and Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court John Marshall.

The ceremony, featuring the Virginia SAR Color Guard (all dressed in Revolutionary War period uniforms), will be held at Chief Justice Marshall’s gravesite in Shockoe Hill Cemetery - Richmond, Virginia.

Multiple Virginia SAR, DAR and other historical organizations will be on hand to render honors to this American hero. Chief Justice Marshall is perhaps best known for asserting the judiciary’s authority to hold the other branches of government accountable to the U.S. Constitution.

The event is particularly poignant as we enter the 250th anniversary of the events leading up to and achieving American independence.

The public is invited to see this colorful and dignified tribute to one of America’s first veterans and a pivotal leader of American justice.

Directions: Shockoe Hill Cemetery is located at 320 Hospital St. Richmond, VA 23219. Chief Justice Marshall’s grave is located to the right of the entry gate and is marked by signs pointing visitors to the proper area. (Please park along the roadsides so other vehicles can pass).

The Richmond SAR thanks the Friends of Shockoe Hill Cemetery for their support of this event.

The Sons of the American Revolution and Daughters of the American Revolution are national patriotic, historical and educational societies whose members are direct descendants of the patriots who earned our independence.