Thomas Taylor (1844–1923) was born in Middleton or Derby, England, where he gained experience in manufacturing elastic shoe goring and shoelaces.
[1] The former Thomas Taylor and Sons factory building still exists as of September 2024; it is currently a self storage facility.
Apparently, Frank Taylor was able to reuse the 10,000 feet (3.0 km) of wooden formwork from the bridge's construction to build a six-room cottage and two-car garage at his property on Houghton Street.
The left Wood Park plaque dedicates the structure to "sons and daughters of Hudson who have in the past made the supreme sacrifice or may in the future give their lives to their country in the spirit of freedom and justice that righteousness and enlightenment may prevail throughout the world".
The plaques on the Apsley Park side—since removed—memorialized the twenty-five Feltonville residents who died fighting for the Union during the American Civil War.