The Eagle Tavern is one of the earliest surviving structures in Watkinsville, Oconee County, Georgia, United States. The Eagle Tavern was built circa 1801[1] but possibly as early as 1794.[2] In the early part of the 19th century, the city of Watkinsville, Georgia was on the frontier of Creek and Cherokee Indian Territories. The site of the tavern may also have been the site of Fort Edwards, a gathering place for settlers seeking protection from attack by the Creek and Cherokee.[2] The building housed a hotel until about 1930.[3] The tavern was added to the National Register of Historic Places on 13 May 1970.[4]
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The Eagle Tavern Museum
Eagle Tavern | |
.jpg) Eagle Tavern circa 1936 | |
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| Location | Watkinsville, Georgia, United States |
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| Coordinates | 33°51′50.8854″N 83°24′34.6284″W / 33.864134833°N 83.409619000°W |
| Built | 1801 |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000215 |
| Added to NRHP | 13 May 1970 |
References
edit- ^ "Visiting Oconee » What to do". visitoconee.com. Oconee County Department of Tourism. Archived from the original on 30 December 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ^ a b "Eagle Tavern Museum". www.museumsusa.org. Stories USA, Inc. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 68. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
- ^ "Eagle Tavern". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 20 February 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2011.