Death and Legacy
Mount Auburn Cemetery was dedicated at a civic celebration in 1831. One of the principal speakers at the cemetery's opening was Associate Justice Joseph Story. He is buried there "as are scores of America's celebrated political, literary, religious, and military leaders. His grave is marked by a piece of sepulchral statuary executed by his son, William Wetmore Story."
Story died at home in Cambridge in 1845.
Story County, Iowa was named in his honor, as was Story Hall, a dormitory at Harvard Law School, and the DePaul University College of Law chapter of the legal fraternity, Phi Alpha Delta.
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