Changing Horses at the Red Lion Inn. [graphic]
Historical Images of Philadelphia Castner Scrapbook CollectionItem Info
Item No: pdcc01107
Title: Changing Horses at the Red Lion Inn. [graphic]
Media Type:
Scrapbooks
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:
Located on Kings Highway (now Bristol Pike), the Red Lion was an important relay station for New York stage coaches from as early as 1726. During the Revolutionary war General Washington stayed here for one night while the army bivouacked on the hillside during their march on Yorktown in 1781. The inn was destroyed by fire in 1991.
Clipping from an unidentified newspaper.
Call Number: A917.481 P536 v.11
Creator Name: Castner, Samuel, Jr., 1843-1929 - Compiler
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Black Bear Inn, 5th Street at Market
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