Bell's Tavern
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ChapterhouseInc
N 37° 05.519 W 086° 02.985
16S E 584448 N 4105498
Once an extravagant tavern.
Waymark Code: WMDJ0
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 05/26/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member ChapterhouseInc
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Erecten by Wm. Bell, 1830. Stage stop for his lines that brought visitors to Mammoth Cave when first promoted. Famed in U.S. and Europe for elite patrons, cuisine and magic peach and honey brandy for "Joy before the journey's end", until it burned 1860. Civil War doomed completion of new tavern begun by grandson, Wm. F. Bell and his stepfather, George M. Proctor.
Marker Name: Bell's Tavern

Marker Location: Roadside

Type of Marker: Building

Marker Number (for official markers): Not listed

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