Bonnet Tavern

Bonnet Tavern is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Bedford County, dedicated 1992.

Bedford County · dedicated 1992 · Jct. of Lincoln Hwy. (US 30) & Allegheny Rd. (PA 31), ~4 miles NW of Bedford

This inn at the junction of the Forbes and Burd Roads was operated, 1779-1815, by Jean Bonnet and his heirs. In mid-1794, during the Whiskey Rebellion, embattled farmers met here and raised a liberty pole to protest the federal excise tax on whiskey. That October, troops called by President Washington camped here on their march west to quell the insurrection.

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

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