Eagle Tavern in Greenfield Village, October 2007

Artifact Overview

Today, the Henry Ford staff provides visitors with an authentic dining experience at Eagle Tavern--a 19th-century roadside waystation brought to Greenfield Village by Henry Ford in 1927. Cooks prepare bills-of-fare based on historical recipes and wait staff in period-appropriate dress serve the meals. This image documents the 2007 guest experience.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Digital image

Subject Date

October 2007

Creators

Andonian, Michelle

Creator Notes

Photographed by Michelle Andonian.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2008.171.1101

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Color

Multicolored

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Digital images Digital photographs Photographs Open-air museums Taverns (Inns) Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village Eagle Tavern

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This stagecoach tavern was built in 1831 in Clinton, Michigan, 50 miles west of Detroit. Taverns dotted the American countryside during the first half of the 1800s, a period of massive migration, new settlement, and rapid change in a young America. From 1849-1854, farmer Calvin Wood operated this tavern, offering food, drink, and accommodations to travelers who passed through his village.