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- Eagle Tavern - 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.
- circa 1850
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Eagle Tavern
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.
- Eagle Tavern Cookbook, 1988 - In the early 1980s, Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village began assessing and upgrading the interpretation of its buildings, focusing on the dramatic changes that Americans experienced during the 1800s. This included reinterpreting Clinton Inn to its 1850s era, when Calvin Wood operated the building as Eagle Tavern. This cookbook includes recipes served at the re-created Eagle Tavern since 1982.
- 1988
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Eagle Tavern Cookbook, 1988
In the early 1980s, Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village began assessing and upgrading the interpretation of its buildings, focusing on the dramatic changes that Americans experienced during the 1800s. This included reinterpreting Clinton Inn to its 1850s era, when Calvin Wood operated the building as Eagle Tavern. This cookbook includes recipes served at the re-created Eagle Tavern since 1982.
- Eagle Tavern in Greenfield Village -
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Eagle Tavern in Greenfield Village
- Eagle Tavern Cross Stitch, 1990-1993 -
- 1990-1993
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Eagle Tavern Cross Stitch, 1990-1993
- Eagle Tavern in Clinton, Michigan, 1912 - This "Old Stage House," constructed 1831-2 in Clinton, Michigan, was originally a stagecoach stop on the Detroit-to-Chicago road. In 1927, Henry Ford purchased the building from resident Ella Smith -- the daughter of Walter Smith, who had run the hostelry as Smith's Hotel between 1868 and 1896. Moved to Greenfield Village, the restored and renamed Clinton Inn opened in 1929.
- 1912
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Eagle Tavern in Clinton, Michigan, 1912
This "Old Stage House," constructed 1831-2 in Clinton, Michigan, was originally a stagecoach stop on the Detroit-to-Chicago road. In 1927, Henry Ford purchased the building from resident Ella Smith -- the daughter of Walter Smith, who had run the hostelry as Smith's Hotel between 1868 and 1896. Moved to Greenfield Village, the restored and renamed Clinton Inn opened in 1929.
- Eagle Tavern in Greenfield Village, October 2007 - 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. Costumed presenters chat with visitors about daily life in this tavern during the 1850s (the period of interpretation) before visitors dine.
- October 01, 2007
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Eagle Tavern in Greenfield Village, October 2007
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. Costumed presenters chat with visitors about daily life in this tavern during the 1850s (the period of interpretation) before visitors dine.
- Eagle Tavern in Greenfield Village, October 2007 - 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. Costumed presenters chat with visitors about daily life in this tavern during the 1850s (the period of interpretation) before visitors dine.
- October 01, 2007
- Collections - Artifact
Eagle Tavern in Greenfield Village, October 2007
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. Costumed presenters chat with visitors about daily life in this tavern during the 1850s (the period of interpretation) before visitors dine.
- Eagle Tavern in Greenfield Village, October 2007 - 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.
- October 01, 2007
- Collections - Artifact
Eagle Tavern in Greenfield Village, October 2007
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.
- Eagle Tavern in Greenfield Village, October 2007 - 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.
- October 01, 2007
- Collections - Artifact
Eagle Tavern in Greenfield Village, October 2007
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.
- Eagle Tavern in Greenfield Village, October 2007 - 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. Before they dine, guests can partake of a refreshing beverage in the Tavern's barroom, seen in this 2007 image.
- October 01, 2007
- Collections - Artifact
Eagle Tavern in Greenfield Village, October 2007
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. Before they dine, guests can partake of a refreshing beverage in the Tavern's barroom, seen in this 2007 image.