The history and construction of the White House Tavern near Branchville, Maryland : a thesis / prepared by Andrew B. Beveridge.

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On "the vario ,. old ira-

3S of revolution! .-e-revolutl _ .._
taverns were built, for the accomc velers of ' ,

vern is t'. ouse Tavern 1

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The history of this c.

other old type. Built in,

, it flourished as
years housing su
. . .is de Lafayette. Her

y 1825 it became more or less a prive. t.e residence
nnd an such till the present time. In the late 1700'b and
.j _ . b time it

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, the old Rhode Cavern i part of

rn. therefore since j
still nd sir.ve 1

buil | ly interesting

construction features t mt building.

This part of the report tries to bring out the interesting

huge I . chen etc.

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la -'s and the chief mode I

in the United States v/?s by coech and ho
of the period bei ^re or less enlargements of the

original Indian and wild animal trail? ;re of such character
ns to make any journey, regardless of distr-nce, i k. fact
the hardships of these trips might well b judged from the follow-

Lon from Charles Dickon's who made such • ley in
of t" from Poto: aek to Fredericksburg, V . , iote

"We ble to do the ten miles or th« hours

s half; breaking no bones, though bruising

Because of he r Ly .bad nd

-coach and horse 1 , 1

j '.rney of Ired miles or so. This lenj

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history con] " It i

1798. by the 3

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