Connelly's Tavern - Mississippi Territory 150 Year Anniversary

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1798 MISSISSIPPI TERRITORY 1948 99 "CONNELLY'S TAVERN," NA SSI 1804 1798 GOY.WINTHROP SARGENT 1812 ATCHE APR7 1948 %24 USPOSTACE

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32735N Built during the Spanish regime in 1795 (or earlier), it first served as a tavern by Patrick Connelly. The hill on which it stands is known as Ellicott's Hill, named in honor of the noted Major Andrew Ellicott who first raised the Amer. ican Flag in the Lower Mississippi Valley in 1797. Legend: "Treasure is supposed to be buried beneath the house, and the floors of the lower rooms have often been found dug up.” CO NATURAL COLOR POST CARD MADE IN U.S.A. BY E. C. KROPP CO., MILWAUKEE, WIS.-(ALL) -PHOTO BY EARL M. NORMAN-