The Newcom Tavern

This is the original site of the Newcom Tavern, built in 1798 by Col. George Newcom

A trading post inn until 1836. Quartermaster's Headquarters for the N.W. Army, 1812.

First native Daytonian, Jane Newcom, born in 1802, in the tavern.

First General Store, Oldest House in Dayton, A Link Between Past and Present

Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (Ohio Route 48) and Monument Avenue (Ohio Route 4), on the left when traveling north on Main Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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