Thaddeus Stevens Burial Site

A large, generally out of place monument stands in the middle of a small remote cemetery in West Lancaster PA. The neighborhood surrounding it is mixed and the cemetery itself is poorly maintained. Here, a relatively forgotten giant in American history rests. Thaddeus Stevens was an unmistakable force in his time - a political abolitionist who push Lincoln to move on emancipation, was a conceptual author of the 14th amendment, and was singularly responsible for exposing the hypocrisy of President Andrew Johnson. He chose to manage the end of his life as he had most of his living years - guided by principle. He chose to be buried in the only cemetery in the area that supported his convictions. In death, he remains a guiding light for equality. (see Stevens Burial Site page in this blog)