Eagle Tavern

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Eagle Tavern in Watkinsville opened in 1801 and served as a stop for stage travelers during much of the nineteenth century. The tavern was dedicated as a historic site in 1966 by the Georgia Historical Commission and today houses a museum.

Photograph by Melinda Smith Mullikin, New Georgia Encyclopedia

Eagle Tavern

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