Liberty Point Signers
This tavern has traditionally been seen as where the Signers met after signing the Resolves.
What is Barge's tavern?
Initially, this was the authority that gave out licenses for taverns.
Who is the Governor?
This was the standard breakfast fare at taverns.
This popular bed-time saying is believed to have originated in colonial times.
What is "sleep tight and don't let the bedbugs bite"? (Taverns and inns were known for having problems with bedbugs.)
This famous North Carolina document was supposedly celebrated at a tavern in May 1775.
What is the Mecklenburg Declaration?
This tavern-owner and signer was known for being a baker.
Who is Lewis Bowell?
This pastime was not allowed in taverns.
What is gaming? "(except Billiards, Bowls, Back-Gammon, Chess, or Draughts)" - CSR 25:251
This drink was the most common alcoholic drink in the 13 colonies-and the British Navy.
What is rum?
This form of transportation cost more to store at night than a person's hotel fare.
What is the horse? (Storage for the horse was $4, for lodging it was around $2.)
This Fayetteville tavern was the site of the death of a North Carolina Governor.
What is Cool Springs Tavern in Fayetteville?
This signer and tavern-owner was later shot dead in a duel in 1781.
Who is George Fletcher?
What was the chief difference between a tavern and an ordinary?
Taverns were public spaces for serving drinks, while ordinaries also could be inns, where guests could stay the night.
This was a consequence of drunken behavior in a tavern.
What is the tavern owner loses their license?
Today's equivalent of the average price of dinner at a tavern in North Carolina.
What is about $6.00?
This tavern-keeper rode hundreds of miles to spread the news of the signing of the Mecklenburg Declaration.
Who is Captain Jack? (Bonus bragging points for his full name: Capt. James Jack.)
This signer was whipped because of his association with an ordinary owner in Fayetteville.
Who is Thomas Cabeen?
The percentage of tavern-keepers in colonial North Carolina who were women.
What is (around) 10%?
This food was commonly served at taverns, and had a heavy preservative.
What is salted meat?
This was the most expensive purchase in a tavern, costing more than a good night's sleep.
What is a hot meal? (In today's monetary equivalent, it could cost $12.50 vs $2.00 for shelter.)
This tavern in Wake County was supposedly the impetus for North Carolina moving the state capital to said county.
What is Hunter's Tavern?