Tavern Trade in Colonial Philadelphia
History of the Marine Corps
English - March 11, 2019 09:00 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsHistory Education americanhistory history marinehistory militaryhistory semperfi semperfidelis unitedstatesmarinecorps usmc Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Episode 002, Tavern Trade in Colonial Philadelphia, focuses on tavern-goers and establishments in the late 18th century. We discuss:
The importance of history to Marines
How the tavern trade started in the colonies
The popularity of taverns in Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin and his thoughts of voluntary associations
City Tavern
William Penn’s thoughts on the tavern trade
This episode ends by introducing Samuel and Joshua Carpenter, influential men who will play a significant role in developing Philadelphia and who will eventually build Tun Tavern.