Signers of petition: Gyger, John; Gillespie, L. W.; [Gillespie, M.]; Ronk, J. P.; Beiler, George; Stauffer, Henry; Johns, Peter; Long, Valentine; Dunlap, John; Brubaker, R. H.; Harr, Jacob R.; Miller, A. M.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
Approved.
April term.
3 items, 3 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Sole survivor of the 62 inns which once lined the nation's first turnpike between Philadelphia and Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Witmer's Tavern still operates as a lodging facility. Just east of Lancaster on Route 340, the buildings five restored rooms welcome guests with antique furnishings and fireplaces.
Provenance
Photographs and slides donated by Discover Lancaster/Pennsylvania Dutch Country Visitors Bureau, June 2016.
