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Revolutionary: NYC's Fraunces Tavern, where Washington toasted and the cabinet met

Fraunces Tavern in Manhattan.
Davis Dunavin
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Fraunces Tavern in Manhattan.

The Sons of Liberty, the activists who helped start the American Revolution, liked to frequent a watering hole on the tip of Manhattan Island called Fraunces Tavern. The tavern played more than one surprising role during the American Revolution. 250 years later, it still serves libations — and celebrates its history.

Davis Dunavin loves telling stories, whether on the radio or around the campfire. He started in Missouri and ended up in Connecticut, which, he'd like to point out, is the same geographic trajectory taken by Mark Twain.