Merritt Jones Tavern Site
- Also Known As: Grant House also Wayside Tavern
- Address: McKee Rd (US 421)
- Vicinity: 1.3 mi S of Big Hill Rd (State Road 21)
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1800/00/00 | Older half of Merritt Jones Tavern is built in the 1800s, enlarged c 1850 | |||||
| 1830/00/00 | Jones Tavern used as an overnight stop on the Old State Road from Cumberland Gap to Lexington | |||||
| 1862/08/29 | During the Battle of Richmond, August 29-30, Merritt Jones Tavern is used as a Confederate field hospital for men wounded while fighting farther north near Mt Zion Church. | Battle of Richmond 1862 | ||||
| 1862/10/00 | Union Army use Merritt Jones Tavern as a commissary during the Battle of Perryville, October, 1862 | Battle of Perryville | ||||
| 1864/03/00 | Ulysses S Grant | Union General | Enroute from Chattanooga to Lexington, General U S Grant dines and sleeps at Merritt Jones Tavern. Merritt Jones and his sons were off fighting for the Confederacy, but his daughters attended to Grant. He paid for their services and left the next day. | |||
| 1995/00/00 | Merritt Jones Tavern is destroyed by fire |
| Particulars for Merritt Jones Tavern Site: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Criteria | Historic Event |
| Area of Significance | Military |
| Level of Significance | National |
| Criteria | Person |
| Owner | Private |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
| Transportation | Stagecoach |
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