Perino Spotlights 3 Revolutionary Taverns That Shaped America in 1776
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 4
Perino Spotlights 3 Revolutionary Taverns That Shaped America in 1776
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 4
Summary
Douglas Kennedy’s report highlights three surviving Revolutionary-era taverns—Fraunces, Raleigh and Buckman—as places where colonial leaders gathered, traded news and debated independence.
1719-built Fraunces Tavern in New York is tied to George Washington and his 1783 farewell to officers, while Boston’s lost Green Dragon is cited as another key meeting place for revolutionaries.
1717-founded Raleigh Tavern in Williamsburg became a fallback political hub after Virginia’s royal governor dissolved the House of Burgesses in 1774, drawing figures including Washington, Jefferson and Patrick Henry.
1710-built Buckman Tavern in Lexington served as a militia assembly point before the April 19, 1775 clash on Lexington Green, and all three sites now operate as museums, taverns or both.