Sign Of The Ship Tavern
NCC-A13: Site of famous tavern of Revolutionary days, known as “The Sign of the Ship.” John Marshall was then Innkeeper. Officers of Continental Army were quartered here. Washington, Lafayette, Aaron Burr and Commodore Perry were among its distinguished guests. Captain Patrick O’Flinn, Officer of American Revolution, was proprietor, 1797 to 1818. Installed in 1932. Sponsors: […]
Tweed’s Tavern
Formerly known as “MudFort,” this log structure was built circa 1790. The original two-story building measured 21 X 27 feet, and featured an attic and full stone basement. A later tax assessment describes the house as “large” and cites the presence of a “cookery (separate, original kitchen), frame barn, and stables.” In 1802, the tavern […]