Tun Tavern

Tun Tavern
Tun Tavern
	Sketch of the original Tun Tavern
General information
Town or city	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Country	United States
Opened	1686
Destroyed	1781
Client	Benjamin Franklin; George Washington; Thomas Jefferson;
Owner	Robert Mullan
Affiliation	St. George Society of Philadelphia; Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania; St. Andrew's Society; Pennsylvania militia; Continental Congress;
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Joshua Carpenter

Tun Tavern was a tavern and brewery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which was a founding or early meeting place for a number of notable groups. It is traditionally regarded as the site where what became the United States Marine Corps held its first recruitment drive during the American Revolution.^[1] It is also regarded as one of the "birthplaces of Masonic teachings in America".^[2]

^ "Tun Tavern History". Retrieved 2007-04-14.
^ Sturkey, Marion F. (2001) Tun Tavern (excerpt from Warrior culture of the U.S. Marines, USMC Press). Retrieved 2008-09-02.

[TThistory-1] "Tun Tavern History". Retrieved 2007-04-14.

[Tun-2] Sturkey, Marion F. (2001) Tun Tavern (excerpt from Warrior culture of the U.S. Marines, USMC Press). Retrieved 2008-09-02.

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