Wythe Monument

Monument to mark George Wythe's burial at St. John's Episcopal Church, East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia.

A Smaller plaque at the base was placed later by Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, Inc., to indicate Wythe was a signer.

In 1922, a monument was erected by "patriotic citizens of Virginia" in the churchyard of St. John's Episcopal Church in Richmond, Virginia, to "mark the site where lie the mortal remains of George Wythe." Wythe had been buried without a tombstone, and the exact location of his grave had been forgotten. In fact, the Richmond Enquirer reported, at the time of his death in 1806, that "the venerable GEORGE WYTHE needs no other monument than the services rendered to his country, and the universal sorrow which that country sheds over his grave."

Detail of bronze plaque inscription on the Wythe monument, featuring the Great Seal of the Commonwealth of Virginia.