Early Inns & Taverns Across Connecticut and New England
Listen to the stories of Early Inns & Taverns Across Connecticut and New England with Historian John Cilio at the Oliver Wolcott Library.
Taverns in early colonial America were known by a variety of names including: Ordinary Inn, tippling house and public house to name a few. In New England, initially inns were tightly controlled and licensed by the church-based government. During the American Revolution, the word “Inn” seemed too British, so they became known as taverns. Whatever the name, these public houses became centers of rebellion.