Lambertville's first tavern opened in 1732.
LAMBERTVILLE -- Arthur Hayes is shown tending bar at Jack Bell's Tavern at the Waldorf Hotel in Lambertville in this 1940 photo.
The Lambertville Historical Society points out that the city's first tavern opened in 1732 when Emanuel Coryell obtained a charter to operate a ferry crossing the Delaware River south of the present Lambertville-New Hope Bridge.
"Along with his ferry service," the society notes "Coryell opened a tavern and inn to accommodate travelers."
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