The Bear

The Bear is a Delaware historical marker in Newark, New Castle County, dedicated 1932.

New Castle County · dedicated 1932 · 1415 Pulaski Highway, Newark · location approximate

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Near this spot stood the old Bear Tavern. Used from Colonial times until 1845, when old building was destroyed. Generals Washington and Lafayette, and many other famous people used this inn in their passage north or south to and from Chesapeake Bay.

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