Taylor in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Parley Hughes
A Soldier of the Revolution
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 28, 2026
1. Parley Hughes Marker
Born Killingly Conn. Dec. 14, 1753
Died Taylor Penna. Aug. 11 1841
"Behold and see as you pass by
As you are now so once was I
As I am now soon you must be
Prepare for death and follow me"
Erected 1929 by The Historical Society and Taylor High School.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary.
Location. 41° 22.979′ N, 75° 42.701′ W. Memorial is in Taylor, Pennsylvania, in Lackawanna County. It is on Main Street south of High Street, on the right when traveling south. Monument is in Taylor Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 208 South Main Street, Taylor PA 18517, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Wyoming Valley and in Greater Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Memorial Fence (a few steps from this marker); War Memorial (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Keyser Creek (approx. half a mile away); Ed "Shovels" Kobesky (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named War Memorial (approx. 1.1
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Regarding Parley Hughes. A small, engraved plastic marker once adjacent to his grave marker, but now missing, stated "...we are not certain that Parley served as a personal bodyguard to Gen. Washington. Perhaps this is just local lore that has been passed down through the generations. No mention of it appears in the numerous pension affidavits which were filed by Hughes. It is quite possible, however, that he was chosen as an auxiliary guard on one isolated occasion and this has been his great claim to fame."
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 28, 2026
2. Parley Hughes Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 14, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 14, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 6 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 14, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
