Courtesy of Delia Hills Scrapbook Hebron Records Building

A tavern was a place serving meals, selling liquor and providing a bed for the night for travelers. Establishing a tavern was one of the requirements for a town to be incorporated and tavern keepers needed to be licensed. The Fuller Tavern dated from Hebron’s earliest years and was the center of much activity in Hebron Center. By the early 1800’s, stage coaches would transport passengers along the turnpikes that met in Hebron Center. Passengers could get a meal or lodge at the Tavern. In essence, Fuller’s tavern functioned as a hotel. To run a tavern required many hands. In 1790, Eben Fuller, who owned the tavern, employed 9 free African Americans tending the horses, cooking, and cleaning. A tavern would be the first place news from outside of town would be heard from travelers. Fuller’s tavern burned in 1888.

Think about it

How do you learn about the news today? How would your life be different, if there were no electronics?

Where to go next

Head south on Route 85 / Church Street toward the War Memorial

Meet Your Neighbors QR Tours funded by the Hebron Greater Together Community Fund in conjunction with the Hebron Historical Society.

Please note that most of the structures you will see are privately owned. Please respect these properties by viewing them from the sidewalk.