Cannonball Tavern at Fort Mifflin on the Delaware

Fort Mifflin 6400 Hog Island Road, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Outside the church, the tavern was the most important institution in most towns. Taverns were used as meeting places for political assemblies (like the militia or the courts). When people needed to conduct business meetings or hold markets, their choices were generally the church or the tavern. Since the Colonial Legislatures often offered inducements to […]

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