Rededication ceremony for George Taylor’s monument at Easton Cemetery
Details of the George Taylor monument are depicted Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, during a rededication ceremony after recent conservation efforts at the Easton Cemetery in the city. Taylor’s monument was originally dedicated in 1855 to honor the Declaration of Independence signer. It is believed to be the first publicly-funded monument to a signer. The monument is over 20 feet tall, made of imported Italian marble and was carved by the H. S. Tarr company in Philadelphia in 1855 at a cost of $2,500. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Members of the Friends of Historic Easton Cemetery board, Easton Cemetery board members and others cut a ribbon Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, during a rededication ceremony for George Taylor’s monument to mark recent conservation efforts at the Easton Cemetery in the city. Taylor’s monument was originally dedicated in 1855 to honor the Declaration of Independence signer. It is believed to be the first publicly-funded monument to a signer. The monument is over 20 feet tall, made of imported Italian marble and was carved by the H. S. Tarr company in Philadelphia in 1855 at a cost of $2,500.
People gather Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, during a rededication ceremony for George Taylor’s monument after recent conservation efforts at the Easton Cemetery in the city. Taylor’s monument was originally dedicated in 1855 to honor the Declaration of Independence signer. It is believed to be the first publicly-funded monument to a signer. The monument is over 20 feet tall, made of imported Italian marble and was carved by the H. S. Tarr company in Philadelphia in 1855 at a cost of $2,500. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
People gather Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, during a rededication ceremony for George Taylor’s monument to mark recent conservation efforts at the Easton Cemetery in the city. Taylor’s monument was originally dedicated in 1855 to honor the Declaration of Independence signer. It is believed to be the first publicly-funded monument to a signer. The monument is over 20 feet tall, made of imported Italian marble and was carved by the H. S. Tarr company in Philadelphia in 1855 at a cost of $2,500.
People gather Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, during a rededication ceremony for George Taylor’s monument after recent conservation efforts at the Easton Cemetery in the city. Taylor’s monument was originally dedicated in 1855 to honor the Declaration of Independence signer. It is believed to be the first publicly-funded monument to a signer. The monument is over 20 feet tall, made of imported Italian marble and was carved by the H. S. Tarr company in Philadelphia in 1855 at a cost of $2,500.
(April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
State Rep. Robert Freeman, D-Northampton, speaks Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, during a rededication ceremony for George Taylor’s monument after recent conservation efforts at the Easton Cemetery in the city. Taylor’s monument was originally dedicated in 1855 to honor the Declaration of Independence signer. It is believed to be the first publicly-funded monument to a signer. The monument is over 20 feet tall, made of imported Italian marble and was carved by the H. S. Tarr company in Philadelphia in 1855 at a cost of $2,500. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Kay Wolff, a member of the Friends of Historic Easton Cemetery’s board, speaks Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, during a rededication ceremony for George Taylor’s monument after recent conservation efforts at the Easton Cemetery in the city. George Taylor’s monument was originally dedicated in 1855 to honor the Declaration of Independence signer. It is believed to be the first publicly-funded monument to a signer. The monument is over 20 feet tall, made of imported Italian marble and was carved by the H. S. Tarr company in Philadelphia in 1855 at a cost of $2,500.
Rob Wozniak, owner of Preservation Works in Easton, which does historically appropriate masonry, speaks Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, about the work he and his team did on George Taylor’s monument. Wozniak was attending a rededication ceremony for Taylor’s monument at the Easton Cemetery in the city. Taylor’s monument was originally dedicated in 1855 to honor the Declaration of Independence signer. It is believed to be the first publicly-funded monument to a signer. The monument is over 20 feet tall, made of imported Italian marble and was carved by the H. S. Tarr company in Philadelphia in 1855 at a cost of $2,500. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Members of the Friends of Historic Easton Cemetery board, Easton Cemetery board members and others cut a ribbon Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, during a rededication ceremony for George Taylor’s monument to mark recent conservation efforts at the Easton Cemetery in the city. Taylor’s monument was originally dedicated in 1855 to honor the Declaration of Independence signer. It is believed to be the first publicly-funded monument to a signer. The monument is over 20 feet tall, made of imported Italian marble and was carved by the H. S. Tarr company in Philadelphia in 1855 at a cost of $2,500.
People gather Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, during a rededication ceremony for George Taylor’s monument after recent conservation efforts at the Easton Cemetery in the city. Taylor’s monument was originally dedicated in 1855 to honor the Declaration of Independence signer. It is believed to be the first publicly-funded monument to a signer. The monument is over 20 feet tall, made of imported Italian marble and was carved by the H. S. Tarr company in Philadelphia in 1855 at a cost of $2,500. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Marshall Wolff, president of the Easton Cemetery Board of Directors, speaks Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, during a rededication ceremony for George Taylor’s monument after recent conservation efforts at the Easton Cemetery in the city. Taylor’s monument was originally dedicated in 1855 to honor the Declaration of Independence signer. It is believed to be the first publicly-funded monument to a signer. The monument is over 20 feet tall, made of imported Italian marble and was carved by the H. S. Tarr company in Philadelphia in 1855 at a cost of $2,500. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Rob Wozniak, owner of Preservation Works in Easton, which does historically appropriate masonry, speaks Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, about the work he and his team did on George Taylor’s monument. Wozniak was attending a rededication ceremony for Taylor’s monument at the Easton Cemetery in the city. Taylor’s monument was originally dedicated in 1855 to honor the Declaration of Independence signer. It is believed to be the first publicly-funded monument to a signer. The monument is over 20 feet tall, made of imported Italian marble and was carved by the H. S. Tarr company in Philadelphia in 1855 at a cost of $2,500. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Details of the George Taylor monument are depicted Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, during a rededication ceremony after recent conservation efforts at the Easton Cemetery in the city. Taylor’s monument was originally dedicated in 1855 to honor the Declaration of Independence signer. It is believed to be the first publicly-funded monument to a signer. The monument is over 20 feet tall, made of imported Italian marble and was carved by the H. S. Tarr company in Philadelphia in 1855 at a cost of $2,500. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
State Rep. Robert Freeman, D-Northampton, speaks Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, during a rededication ceremony for George Taylor’s monument after recent conservation efforts at the Easton Cemetery in the city. Taylor’s monument was originally dedicated in 1855 to honor the Declaration of Independence signer. It is believed to be the first publicly-funded monument to a signer. The monument is over 20 feet tall, made of imported Italian marble and was carved by the H. S. Tarr company in Philadelphia in 1855 at a cost of $2,500. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
People gather Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, during a rededication ceremony for George Taylor’s monument to mark recent conservation efforts at the Easton Cemetery in the city. Taylor’s monument was originally dedicated in 1855 to honor the Declaration of Independence signer. It is believed to be the first publicly-funded monument to a signer. The monument is over 20 feet tall, made of imported Italian marble and was carved by the H. S. Tarr company in Philadelphia in 1855 at a cost of $2,500.
People gather Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, during a rededication ceremony for George Taylor’s monument after recent conservation efforts at the Easton Cemetery in the city. Taylor’s monument was originally dedicated in 1855 to honor the Declaration of Independence signer. It is believed to be the first publicly-funded monument to a signer. The monument is over 20 feet tall, made of imported Italian marble and was carved by the H. S. Tarr company in Philadelphia in 1855 at a cost of $2,500.
(April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
People gather Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, during a rededication ceremony for George Taylor’s monument to mark recent conservation efforts at the Easton Cemetery in the city. Taylor’s monument was originally dedicated in 1855 to honor the Declaration of Independence signer. It is believed to be the first publicly-funded monument to a signer. The monument is over 20 feet tall, made of imported Italian marble and was carved by the H. S. Tarr company in Philadelphia in 1855 at a cost of $2,500.
People gather Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, during a rededication ceremony for George Taylor’s monument after recent conservation efforts at the Easton Cemetery in the city. Taylor’s monument was originally dedicated in 1855 to honor the Declaration of Independence signer. It is believed to be the first publicly-funded monument to a signer. The monument is over 20 feet tall, made of imported Italian marble and was carved by the H. S. Tarr company in Philadelphia in 1855 at a cost of $2,500.
(April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
