Catasauqua in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
George Taylor
(1716-1781)
Photographed by Don Morfe, July 5, 2015
1. George Taylor Marker
Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Industry & Commerce • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the National Historic Landmarks, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC), and the Signers of the Declaration of Independence series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1776.
Location. 40° 38.828′ N, 75° 28.009′ W. Marker is in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, in Lehigh County. It is at the intersection of Lehigh Street and Poplar Street on Lehigh Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Catasauqua PA 18032, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Lehigh Valley. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Biery's Port (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dery Silk Mill (about 800 feet away); Davies and Thomas Company (approx. Ό mile away); Crane Iron Works (approx. 0.6 miles away);
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Also see . . .
1. George Taylor - Wikipedia. (Submitted on July 14, 2015, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
2. George Taylor - Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. (Submitted on July 14, 2015, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
3. MarkerQuest - George Taylor. Information about the life of George Taylor. (Submitted on January 27, 2021, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed by Don Morfe, July 5, 2015
2. George Taylor Marker
Photographed by Don Morfe, July 5, 2015
3. George Taylor House
Photographed by Don Morfe, July 5, 2015
4. George Taylor House-Registered National Historic Landmark 1971
Photographed by Don Morfe, July 5, 2015
5. George Taylor House front view
Photographed by Don Morfe, July 5, 2015
6. George Taylor House rear view
Photographed by Omaira Serrano-Rosa, February 21, 2025
7. George Taylor House
Credits. This page was last revised on February 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 12, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 649 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 12, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 7. submitted on February 21, 2025, by Omaira Serrano-Rosa of Catasauqua, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
