Jones Tavern

Jones Tavern, established in 1760. Recruiting station for the Hunterdon County militia.

Owned by Thomas Jones in 1760, the tavern became a center of revolutionary activity and a militia recruiting station, with Jones rising to the rank of Captain.  Captain Jones helped Daniel Bray of Amwell gather and hide the Durham boats that General George Washington later used to cross the Delaware River from Pennsylvania to Trenton in 1776. On June 24, 1776, loyalists armed with clubs raided the tavern house and beat Jones, threatened his family and stole money from the tavern bar. After signing, copies of the Declaration of Independence were sent to be read to the populace, and it was read from the balcony of Jones Tavern.