Historic Property From ~1721
Historic Property From ~1721
Historian Gary Ecelbarge argues an intriguing view backed up by many sources of the gamesmanship and gambles taken by Washington and Howe, and won by Washington, in his article titled “Aggressive-Minded Gamblers: […]
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Okay, so maybe not breaking news, but definitely news. The stone house (eastern half) and the stone barn existed in 1721 and probably built earlier. Most of the historians that have looked […]
Read moreI’ve now seen a book and a video that refer to a different building as the White Horse Tavern. They are confused by a marketing scheme to use the history of the […]
Read moreDiscussion of the town built around the White Horse Tavern. Sunday Local News, West Chester, PA-November 30, 1986 – Proud Throwback
Read moreArticle describing the battle of the clouds: Sunday Local News, West Chester, PA-November 30, 1986 – Summer of 1777
Read moreThree articles on the history of the Tavern in the Suburban & Wayne Times written by Irma Flood: Suburban & Wayne Times August 25, 1966 Mentions a previous article presumably August 18, […]
Read moreA nice concise history of the tavern! Daily Local News, West Chester, Pa, April 2, 1954
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An article in the Suburban Advertiser has a nice hand-drawn picture of the Inn. The Suburban Advertiser May-28-1981
Read moreArticle on the auction of the White Horse Inn in 1954. Have some pictures that we need to track down better copies of, including one of the the large fireplace. Main Line […]
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Read an article commemorating the marker you see today at the tavern here.
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Historic Property From ~1721