Today's Fun Historical Fact, Week 2
My research for the new series continues....
From Carl Bridenbaugh's exhaustive (and, at times, exhausting) urban study, Cities In Revolt: Urban Life in America, 1743-1776 (Oxford University Press, 1971) comes this tidbit:
According to Bridenbaugh, "The tavern was the most flourishing of all urban institutions" in the mid-eighteenth century. New York had more taverns and public houses than any other colonial city, reaching a high of 334 in 1752 [roughly one tavern for every 45 people in the ...
From Carl Bridenbaugh's exhaustive (and, at times, exhausting) urban study, Cities In Revolt: Urban Life in America, 1743-1776 (Oxford University Press, 1971) comes this tidbit:
According to Bridenbaugh, "The tavern was the most flourishing of all urban institutions" in the mid-eighteenth century. New York had more taverns and public houses than any other colonial city, reaching a high of 334 in 1752 [roughly one tavern for every 45 people in the ...
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