Lucas Tavern
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N 32° 22.871 W 086° 18.222
16S E 565496 N 3582901
The Lucas Tavern was located near this spot in the Old Alabama Town.
Waymark Code: WM3FQR
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 03/30/2008
Views: 22
Lucas Tavern was originally located about fifteen miles to the east of Montgomery on the Federal Road at Line Creek, Alabama, which is now known as Waugh. Lucas Tavern served as a stage stop for travelers going east and west, a place for immigrants into the Old Southwest to stop and eat, spend the night and gain information on the state of the road ahead.
Marker Name: Lucas Tavern
Marker Type: Urban
Addtional Information::
In 1825, General LaFayette, the French hero of the American Revolution, made a triumphal tour of the United States by carriage and steamboat. He spent the night at Lucas Tavern as a stopping place on the way to the young town of Montgomery. After the Lucas family left the area in the 1840s, it became a dwelling.
Date Dedicated / Placed: 1993
Marker Number: Not Listed
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