Barr's Tavern Site
On the morning of May 27, 1791, President George Washington had breakfast near here at Nathan Barr's Tavern, which was located about a mile and a half north of the present Lancaster Courthouse. According to local tradition, Washington paid for his meal by giving Barr's young daughter half of a Spanish dollar he had cut with his sword.
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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
Sponsored by Waxhaws Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution
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