Bayard Taylor was an American poet, literary critic, translator, travel author, and diplomat. As a poet, he was very popular, with a crowd of more than 4,000 attending a poetry reading once, which was a record that stood for 85 years. His travelogues were popular in both the United States and Great Britain. He served in diplomatic posts in Russia and Prussia.
Bayard Taylor
Illustration of San Francisco in November 1849, from publication El Dorado.
Cedarcroft, Taylor's home.
Grave of Bayard Taylor in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
Kennett Square is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 U.S. census, Kennett Square had a population of 5,943.
State Street in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, May 2007
PA 82 northbound in Kennett Square
Clock Tower on State Street