History

Pettibone’s Tavern

Hand made from the virgin forests of oak and broad leaf pine, this tavern was built in 1780 to serve as the first stagecoach stop outside of Hartford on the Boston to Albany Turnpike. The tavern was constructed for Jonathon Pettibone, Jr. during the revolution. He was the son of a patriot killed in the fighting around New York in 1776 and the spirit of ’76 runs deep within the walls and floors of this historic structure. Allow yourself to slip back 220 years to a cold snowy day in a horse drawn sleigh. With Hartford already a day’s travel behind, it is not hard to imagine the triumph and jubilation felt by ... click to continue