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Deacon Isaac Abbot's Tavern, built around 1680, is at the intersection of Whittier and Elm Streets. It became a tavern in 1776. On November 5, 1789, George Washington breakfasted there while making a tour of the eastern states shortly after his inauguration. | Deacon Isaac Abbot's Tavern, built around 1680, is at the intersection of Whittier and Elm Streets. It became a tavern in 1776. On November 5, 1789, George Washington breakfasted there while making a tour of the eastern states shortly after his inauguration. | ||
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Revision as of 11:33, 21 January 2012
In A Townswoman's Andover, Bessie Goldsmith describes the Blunt Tavern, the Abbot Tavern, the Mansion House, the Locke Tavern, Traveler's Rest, the Elm House, and the Stowe House in detail, as well as giving a general overview of the tavern in the 1600 - 1800s.
Deacon Isaac Abbot's Tavern, built around 1680, is at the intersection of Whittier and Elm Streets. It became a tavern in 1776. On November 5, 1789, George Washington breakfasted there while making a tour of the eastern states shortly after his inauguration.
See
- The Townswoman's Andover by Bessie Goldsmith (974.45 Gol), pages 50 - 70.
- Stage-coach and Tavern Days (917.3032 Ear) pages 64-66, for the license for William Chandler's tavern.
- "Homes tell stories of witches and wars", Eagle Tribune, August 14, 1998.
--Eleanor 12:50, November 17, 2009 (EST)
--Kim 09:29, December 22, 2011 (EST)
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