Jean Bonnet Tavern

Jean Bonnet Tavern

The Jean Bonnet Tavern is an historic inn and restaurant located just outside Bedford, Pennsylvania on U.S. Highway 30, at the junction with Pennsylvania route 31.

The building was erected by Robert Callender, a trader with the Native American tribes of Pennsylvania. Callender acquired the land in 1762. The land and the building were purchased by Jean Bonnet in 1779 and opened as an inn, which was used as a gathering place by protesting local farmers during the 1794 Whiskey Rebellion, suppressed months later by forces under President George Washington.

An interesting example of local Pennsylvania stone construction, the inn remains open today, offering popular lunch and dinner menus to locals and passing travellers, and also accommodations for the night.

Although the building has changed hands many times through the years, the Bonnett Family of West Virginia are the direct descendants of Jean Bonnet and trace their family history back nearly 400 years.

External links

* [http://www.jeanbonnettavern.com Jean Bonnet Tavern Homepage]


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