Jones Tavern

Established in 1760 by Captain Thomas Jones. During the Revolution was one of the recruiting stations for the militia of Hunterdon County.

Marker is on Beaver Avenue, on the right when traveling west.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Merritt Jones/Wayside Tavern / Jones Tavern/CSA Cemetery

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A log tavern down this lane was by 1830s an overnight stop on the Old State Road from Cumberland Gap to Lexington. The older half of building dates back to ca. 1800. During Civil War, Jones Tavern was alternately ...