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The group reconvened on June 4, 1777, at Windsor, a letter by Dr. Thomas Young of Philadelphia, who supported the attempt of independence, was read. Young urged the adoption of the name "Vermont" and the creation of a constitution for Vermont. On July 2, 1777, a constitutional convention met in Windsor at Elijah West's tavern.
The Bissell Tavern or Bissell's Stage House is a historic traveler's accommodation at 1022 Palisado Avenue in Windsor, Connecticut. Now a private residence, it was built in 1796, and served in the 19th century as a stagecoach stop along the main route between Springfield, Massachusetts and Hartford, Connecticut .
Tavern and inn owner Joab Hoisington (September 19, 1736 – February 28, 1777) was a militia officer on the Patriot side in the American Revolution . He was a founder of Windsor, Vermont and Woodstock, Vermont .
Windsor is a town in Hartford County, ... Giles Barber House – 411–413 Windsor Ave. (added 1988) Bissell Tavern-Bissell's Stage House – 1022 ... Mill Brook Open ...
He built a large addition which included a tavern. The Farrar family lived in the house until 1857, when they sold it to the Mansurs, who occupied it for three generations until 1932. Frank Mansur donated the house to. the Community Club with the stipulation that it be restored and converted to a museum.
The Dominion House Tavern, built before 1850, is the oldest remaining continuously run tavern in the Windsor-Detroit Border region and one of the oldest in Ontario. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] From its commencement it has served and housed many residents and travelers while the stagecoach ran from Windsor to Amherstburg . [ 3 ]
The district encompasses a variety of resources including dwellings, outbuildings, a mill, bridges, a fountain, and the remains of mills, dams, and mill races. A number of the buildings exhibit vernacular Federal and Georgian style details. Notable buildings include the Hard Times Tavern (c. 1750), Samuel Armitage House, Hill House, Watson ...
The tavern was built in 1816-18 for Jacob Fox by Amasa Dutton, Jr., a prominent local builder. It was built to serve traffic on the White River Turnpike, opened in 1800, and as a social center for the community. Originally designed with a ballroom on the third floor, that space was used for local social events.