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Deacon Isaac Abbot's Tavern is at the intersection of Whittier and Elm Streets.  On November 5, 1789, George Washington stopped there.  
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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*[http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rresult.xml?rt=title&tp=title&t=townswoman%27s%20andover&ft=&l=1&d=0&f= ''The Townswoman's Andover''] by Bessie Goldsmith (974.45 Gol), page page 50 - 70
*[http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rresult.xml?rt=title&tp=title&t=townswoman%27s%20andover&ft=&l=1&d=0&f= ''The Townswoman's Andover''] by Bessie Goldsmith (974.45 Gol), pages 50 - 70.
*[http://catalog.mvlc.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=12H8N7951079U.29415&profile=man&source=~!horizon&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001~!220996~!2&ri=1&aspect=subtab783&menu=search&ipp=20&spp=20&staffonly=&term=stage+coach+and+tavern+days&index=.ET&uindex=&aspect=subtab783&menu=search&ri=1#focus Stage-coach and Tavern Days] (917.3032 Ear) page 64-66.
*[http://catalog.mvlc.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=12H8N7951079U.29415&profile=man&source=~!horizon&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001~!220996~!2&ri=1&aspect=subtab783&menu=search&ipp=20&spp=20&staffonly=&term=stage+coach+and+tavern+days&index=.ET&uindex=&aspect=subtab783&menu=search&ri=1#focus Stage-coach and Tavern Days] (917.3032 Ear) pages 64-66.
* "Homes tell stories of witches and wars", ''Eagle Tribune'', August 14, 1998.
* "Homes tell stories of witches and wars", ''Eagle Tribune'', August 14, 1998.



Revision as of 09:44, 22 December 2011

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 Stage-coach and Tavern Days for the license for William Chandler's tavern.

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--Eleanor 12:50, November 17, 2009 (EST)
--Kim 09:29, December 22, 2011 (EST)

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