Brittinghams Pub

Established in 1743, this building has been in continuous use as a tavern, inn, dance hall, pub and restaurant for more than 272 yearsand it has stories to tell! Its been on the right side of history again and again. Many a tankard was raised to the Continental cause here during the Revolution, when it was called The Trooper. Washington and Lafayette are rumored to have stopped here, and Lafayettes troops billeted here after the Battle of Barren Hill in 1777. (By then, it had already been serving ale and a warm welcome to travelers and neighbors for more than 35 years.) Known as The Farmers and Drovers Hotel during the 1800s, the Inn offered extensive sheds to weather livestock as it was herded down the Ridge and Germantown roads. At this time, it also became a stop on the Underground Railroad, with a tunnel (now sealed off, but still existing) stretching to the General Lafayette Hotel and then on to St. Peters cemetery. By the early 1900s, dances were held on the 3rd floor, with...