Mount Washington Tavern - Exterior

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• Welcome  to  the  Mount  Washington  Tavern.    This  historic  tavern  was  constructed  sometime  after  1828,  and  functioned  as  a  tavern  until  the  mid  1850’s
  US  Highway  40,  which  passes  in  front  of  the  tavern,  follows  the  route  of  the  National  Road.    The  National  Road  was  the  first  federally  funded  highway.    Construction  began  in  1811.    There  were  almost  300  taverns  on  the  route  from  Baltimore  to  Wheeling,  serving  clientele  such  as  farmers,  drovers,  and  wagoneers.  This  tavern  served  high  end  clientele  traveling  by  stagecoach.    Business  travelers,  bankers,  lawyers;  those  who  could  afford  the  more  expensive  means  of  transportation,  would  have  stayed  at  places  such  as  this.
  Stage  coaches  generally  stopped  every  10-12  miles  to  change  horses.    The  Mount  Washington  Tavern  stabled  horsed  for  the  Good  Intent  Stage  Line,  which  was  located  in  Uniontown.    
  

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