Class Year
2003
Document Type
Article
Abstract
The tavern in Colonial America, or the “ordinary” as it was referred to in Puritan Massachusetts, was a staple in the social, political, and travel lives of colonial citizens from very early in this country’s existence. Samuel Cole in Boston opened the first tavern on March 4, 1634. It was not long before the demand and necessity for taverns in New England, and throughout the colonies, was overwhelming. In 1656 the General Court of Massachusetts held towns accountable with fines if they did not sustain an ordinary.
Recommended Citation
Struzinski, Steven
(2002)
"The Tavern in Colonial America,"
The Gettysburg Historical Journal: Vol. 1, Article 7.
Available at:
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/ghj/vol1/iss1/7