Travelers Rest

When Meriwether Lewis and William Clark came to the eastern edge of the Bitterroot Mountains in present-day Montana, they walked in the footsteps laid down over thousands of years by countless individuals. Geographic realities defined travel routes in the pre-modern ...

"Travelers' Rest"

Home of Gen. Horatio Gates, built on land bought, 1763. Gates, once a British officer, joined the Revolutionary Army, and was the leader of the Continentals in decisive victory over Gen. Burgoyne at Saratoga. (1/2 Mi. S. W.)

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Travelers’ Rest (Bernhard Complex)

Travelers’ Rest Stage Roadhouse constructed 1851. Benjamin Bernhard, native of Hesse-Cassel, Germany, arrived Auburn 1852, purchased surrounding 30 acres 1868. Developed high level vineyard and orchard cultivation and pioneered experimental silkworm production. Some 17,000 vines produced wine and brandy of ...