u/elbenji

Also a place for focus for the 250th: the site of the Battle of Lexington: Buckman Tavern

Another fun trivia spot is Buckman Tavern. For those who don't know, the Battles of Lexington and Concord were kind of spur of the moment after the militia was rabbled from the call of Paul Revere and others who saw the British were coming. the Lexington militia was marshalled out at Buckman Tavern and kept there to await the coming British (where they were fed and could rest).

When the British arrived, the militia met them on the common ground outside (now, battle green) and confronted them. We don't know who shot first, but Buckman Tavern was the site of the first shots of the revolutionary war, and one of them even hit the door! Now it's a museum and they even have the recipes of what was eaten at that time, such as the stews they would make like Pork Apple Stew and other similar hearty meat based stews and Johnnycakes (basically cornbread).

So another fun place to learn about for the 250th, especially since a restaurant was indeed where the initial shots were recorded!

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u/elbenji — 7 days ago

For the 250th, a place to consider are theany restaurants on Union Street in Boston, home to two of (and one as) the oldest continuously run establishments in the United States: The Bell in Hand Tavern and Union Oyster House

They're nestled quite nicely behind a few dive bars, a memorial to the Holocaust and a GR joint (as well as the Boston Public Market). But, they're pretty cool locations and honestly would be fun for the show to take a peak at. A lot of the founding fathers would hang out at the second floor of the Oyster House (along with a bunch of random little revolutionary war trivia about the building) and regulars have included Daniel Webster and JFK.

We even have a menu for what would become the Union Oyster House from 1820 available on their website and shown here!

u/elbenji — 7 days ago