Witmer's Tavern

Witmer's Tavern is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Lancaster County, dedicated 1988.

Lancaster County · dedicated 1988 · 2014 Old Philadelphia Pk. (PA 340) just E of US 30, at E end of Lancaster

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One of the best surviving structures of its type. Original east end built about 1725 by Benjamin Witmer, agent for the London Land Company. Passed on to his son, tavern-keeper John Witmer. Enlarged by Henry Witmer, 1773. Family was prominent in many early enterprises, including the Philadelphia-Lancaster Turnpike (1792), bridge over the Conestoga (1800), and first Columbia-Wrightsville bridge (1812).

8.9 miles from where Hans Groff lived in the 1730s

what this marker records spans 1725 to 1812, overlapping Hans Groff's years here

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Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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Witmer's Tavern170 ft

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