Hanover Tavern
- Address: 13181 Hanover Courthouse Rd (US 301)
- Vicinity: Liberty Dr
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1733/00/00 | Part of a 550 acre plantation, a license for a tavern at Hanover Courthouse is issued. | |||||
| 1750/00/00 | John Shelton II | Owner | John and Eleanor Parks Shelton buy Hanover Tavern. | |||
| 1757/10/00 | Sarah Shelton Henry | Home | The Henry family live in the cottage at Pine Slash for about six months before moving to Hanover Tavern where Patric Henry accepts a job as a barkeeper. | |||
| 1757/10/00 | Patrick Henry | Home | The Henry family live in the cottage at Pine Slash for about six months before moving to Hanover Tavern where Patric Henry accepts a job as a barkeeper. | |||
| 1760/02/00 | Patrick Henry | Education | Patrick Henry reads, that is memorizes, law from borrowed books while living at Hanover Tavern. Located across the road from the county courthouse, the inn is frequented by lawyers, who impressed by Henry's intelligence convinced him to study law. | Patrick Henry Receives His Law License | ||
| 1764/00/00 | John Shelton II | Seller | John and Eleanor Parks Shelton sell Hanover Tavern. | |||
| 1781/00/00 | Marquis de Lafayette | Visitor | Marquis de Lafayette visits | |||
| 1781/00/00 | George Washington | Visitor | George Washington visits Hanover Tavern. | |||
| 1781/05/00 | Charles Cornwallis | British Commander | Lord Cornwallis stays at Hanover Tavern on his way to Yorktown. | Leading to the Siege of Yorktown | ||
| 1791/00/00 | Earliest section of the present Tavern built |
| Particulars for Hanover Tavern: | |
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| Sight Category | Building |
| Area of Significance | Commerce |
| Historic Use | Restaurant |
| Area of Significance | Social History |
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