Doylestown During the Revolution: The Water Wheel Tavern

Our year-long America250 celebration moves to Doylestown, the modern-day county seat of Bucks County, as we meet for lunch and drinks at the historic Water Wheel Tavern and learn more about the role Doylestown played during the Revolutionary War.

The Water Wheel Tavern dates all the way back to 1714, when it was a grist mill (driven by a water wheel) built by an English Quaker named John Dyer. Long before it was a tavern, it was known as Dyer's Mill. It would later host a post office and general store. It didn't become a tavern until after prohibition ended in 1933.

We'll take a look at Dyer's Mill's use during the Revolutionary War era, the importance of grain to the war effort, and learn more about Washington's time in Doylestown in the summer of 1778, on his way to the Battle of Monmouth. There's even an interesting native American angle to this story.

Meet for lunch and drinks at 1 p.m. See you there!