It was conceived of as sort of a playground for the prominent, a haven for the influential and the affluent members of Trenton society — after they were dead. In 1857 when Trenton was flexing its industrial might on the world, Jacob Taylor acquired a half interest in a 26-acre parcel of land bordering a Quaker burial ground and with a group of investors began buying other property nearby. The intention was to create a grand final resting place, situated on a bluff overlooking the Delaware River, for some of Trenton’s most preeminent people. A mover and shaker himself, Taylor got the job done a…