<p>Seems a bit misleading to suggest that Daniel Webster left small-town Hanover for the “Boston area”. Actually Webster’s home and law office were in Marshfield, near Plymouth. The Town of Marshfield (current population: 24,324) is not exactly a hub of urban excitement today, and it was probably a lot less so in the early 19th Century. Webster owned an 1,800-acre farm there, and organized cattle shows on the village green.</p>