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46 The New Continental Tavern – Friday, February 15th, 2008

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Good Food, Good Fellowship – these are some of the goals Frank Lyons (pictured here) has for the New Continental Tavern. As promised, I’m posting more photos from my visit to the unfinished Tavern. A bit of a twist however, as I’m posting them in slide show / movie format. I’ve compiled the photos from my visit with Frank and Pat into a video and posted it on YouTube.

Enjoy your Friday!
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Note: Click the YouTube link to view a larger version of the video.

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Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008: Continental Under Construction

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Back to work.

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I found some interesting information on the Yardley, PA Wikipedia article related to the Continental Tavern that I thought I would share…

During the American Civil War, Yardley was a station for the Underground Railroad, an escape route for slaves. Known hiding places were under the eaves of the Continental Hotel (now the Continental Tavern), in bins of warehouses on the Delaware Canal (completed in 1862), and at the General Store (now Worthington Insurance). At Lakeside, the yellow house facing Lake Afton on N. Main St., one brick-walled cellar room is also thought to have been a hiding place.

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