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FLORHAM PARK – Author and historian Michael C. Gabriele returned to the Florham Park Library on Tuesday, April 8 to discuss his latest book, “Colonial Taverns of New Jersey – ...
Taverns are essential. They were necessary for business and for planning a rebellion.” The post Was America built on a great ...
The upcoming Weekend in Old Monmouth gives people a chance to learn more of Monmouth County's remarkable Revolutionary War ...
It will be a preview of sorts for 2026, which is America's 250th birthday ... built as a tailor shop circa 1728-1732” and became a tavern in 1766 — which is how it functioned for the next ...
This year, organizers behind events in places like Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, and Arlington commemorating the run-up to American independence ... the world,” where Colonial militia exchanged ...
Byrd was also an insatiable gambler captivated by dice, cards, horse racing, billiards, backgammon, lotteries—anything an American colonist ... important race of the colonial era,” according ...
The building looks like it was plucked straight out of colonial Williamsburg and dropped in the middle ... Inside, it’s like someone took a history book about early American taverns and brought it ...
In “Shots Heard Round the World,” John Ferling argues that substantial – and secret – aid from France helped the colonists ...
Established in 1699 as the capital of the Virginia colony, Williamsburg is an internationally recognized hub of American colonial history. Its historic center features hundreds of 18th-century ...
Inside the steeple of Old North Church and among the Southern Colonies, less familiar stories of the events from 250 years ...
Tavern 1831, a popular sports bar in downtown Tuscaloosa, has closed its doors permanently. The bar at 2304 Fourth St. in ...