Found: The Oldest Bar In Every State

[Vermin93]

https://www.yahoo.com/travel/the-old...176755662.html

It would be really cool to be able to visit each of these bars, especially since just about all of them are in smaller towns. I have only been to Jean Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop in Louisiana and The Brick Saloon in Washington. Looks like Rhode Island has the country's oldest bar.

ALABAMA: T.P. Crockmeirs — Mobile (Est. 1875)
ALASKA: B&B Bar — Kodiak (Est. 1908)
ARIZONA: The Palace — Prescott (Est. 1877)
ARKANSAS: Ohio Club — Hot Springs (Est. 1905)
CALIFORNIA: The Saloon — San Francisco (Est. 1861)
COLORADO: Buffalo Rose Tavern — Golden (Est. 1859)
CONNECTICUT: Griswold Inn Tap Room — Essex (Est. 1776)
DELAWARE: Jessop’s Tavern — New Castle (Est. 1724)
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Old Ebbitt Grill — Washington, D.C. (Est. 1856)
FLORIDA: Palace Saloon — Fernandina Beach (Est. 1903)
GEORGIA: The Pirate’s House — Savannah (Est. 1753)
HAWAII: Smith’s Union Bar — Honolulu (Est. 1935)
IDAHO: White Horse Saloon — Spirit Lake (Est. 1907)
ILLINOIS: The Village Tavern — Long Grove (Est. 1849)
INDIANA: Knickerbocker Saloon — Lafayette (Est. 1835)
IOWA: Breitbach’s Country Dining — Sherrill (Est. 1852)
KANSAS: Hays House — Council Grove (Est. 1857)
KENTUCKY: Talbott Tavern — Bardstown (Est. 1779)
LOUISIANA: Jean Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop — New Orleans (Est. 1772)
MAINE: Jameson Tavern — Freeport (Est. 1779)
MARYLAND: Middleton Tavern — Annapolis (Est. 1750)
MASSACHUSETTS: Warren Tavern — Charlestown (Est. 1780)
MICHIGAN: Old Tavern Inn — Niles (Est. 1835)
MINNESOTA: Neumann’s Bar — North St. Paul (Est. 1887)
MISSISSIPPI: Kings Tavern — Natchez (Est. 1769)
MISSOURI: O’Malley’s Pub — Weston (Est. 1842)
MONTANA: Bale of Hay Saloon — Virginia City (Est. 1863)
NEBRASKA: Glur’s tavern — Columbus (Est. 1876)
NEVADA: Genoa Bar — Genoa (Est. 1853)
NEW HAMPSHIRE: The Hancock Inn — Hancock (Est. 1789)
NEW JERSEY: Barnsboro Inn — Sewell (Est. 1720)
NEW MEXICO: El Patio Cantina — Mesilla, N.M. (Est. 1934)
NEW YORK: The Old ‘76 House — Tappan (Est. 1755)
NORTH CAROLINA: Tavern in Old Salem — Salem (Est. 1784)
NORTH DAKOTA: Peacock Alley — Bismark (Est. 1933)
OHIO: Ye Olde Trail Tavern — Yellow Springs (Est. 1848)
OKLAHOMA: Eischen’s Bar — Okarche (Est. 1896)
OREGON: Huber’s — Portland (Est. 1879)
PENNSYLVANIA: Broad Axe Tavern — Ambler (Est. 1681)
RHODE ISLAND: White Horse Tavern — Newport (Est. 1673)
SOUTH CAROLINA: McCrady’s — Charleston (Est. 1778)
SOUTH DAKOTA: Buffalo Bodega Bar — Deadwood (Est. 1877)
TENNESSEE: Springwater Supper Club — Nashville (Est. 1896)
TEXAS: Scholz Garten — Austin (Est. 1866)
UTAH: Shooting Star Saloon — Huntsville (Est. 1879)
VIRGINIA: The Tavern — Abingdon (Est. 1779)
VERMONT: Ye Olde Tavern — Manchester (Est. 1790)
WASHINGTON: The Brick Saloon — Roslyn (Est. 1889)
WEST VIRGINIA: Three Gables Club — Hilltop (Est. 1935)
WISCONSIN: The Uptowner — Milwaukee (Est. 1884)
WYOMING: Miner’s and Stockmen’s Steakhouse — Hartville (Est. 1862)

[Black Ice]

Neat

[Z7EXTREMIST]

That's cool.

[Catarina]

PENNSYLVANIA: Broad Axe Tavern — Ambler (Est. 1681)

Just reading the dates is pretty neat, but to think there is still an establishment in American that is open and 335+- years old is unreal

I looked up the bar, not really what I was hoping for.... I was thinking of some small building on a side street in some old town. The building looks like its been renovated and to "nice" and modern. Seeing an ad for fantasy football night on the homepage kinda makes me laugh at what the original locals would think.

http://www.thebroadaxetavern.com/

[jared_bays]

Very cool. I've been to Scholz Garten downtown Austin a few times. Used to be a pretty cool place to hang out for pre and post game activities for home games.

[TacticalCowboy]

I'll have to keep that in mind while traveling.

[swampstander]

The list has at least one mistake.

The Green Dragon Tavern in Boston is the Oldest bar in the state of Massachusetts (and I think the country). It was opened in 1654. Legend is that the Boston tea party as well as other historic events leading up to and during the revolutionary war were planned there. Paul Revere was a frequent visitor. There is another bar called The Bell in Hand right across the street that opened in the 1780's and The Union Oyster House restaurant that opened in the early 1800s is right around the corner. Cool area to visit if you ever find yourself with a day to kill in Boston.

[curtintex]

Just reading the dates is pretty neat, but to think there is still an establishment in American that is open and 335+- years old is unreal

I looked up the bar, not really what I was hoping for.... I was thinking of some small building on a side street in some old town. The building looks like its been renovated and to "nice" and modern. Seeing an ad for fantasy football night on the homepage kinda makes me laugh at what the original locals would think.

http://www.thebroadaxetavern.com/

Let this be a lesson for business owners….Adapt or die. I bet one reason they are still in business after 355+/- years is that they know their clientele and have been willing to adapt to make them happy.


Very cool listing.

[thehunted]

Very cool

[argel55]

The Eischens bar in OKarche, OK. Is better known for their fried chicken than for being a bar.

[Lungbustr]

Let this be a lesson for business owners….Adapt or die. I bet one reason they are still in business after 355+/- years is that they know their clientele and have been willing to adapt to make them happy.


Very cool listing.

X2. Gotta turn a profit to keep the place open.

[Catarina]

true but kinda kills it for me..... you can go to any buffalo wild wings for that atmosphere

[Texas Grown]

Why is: the "Ohio Club" in "Arkansas"?

[12ring]

Eischens

The Eischens bar in OKarche, OK. Is better known for their fried chicken than for being a bar.

Been there several times. And..... I don't eat chicken. But.... The place is packed everytime the doors open. Oh, and they do serve Shiner! :-D