8 April, 2013
On Sunday, April 21 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., please join the Hopkinton Historical Society and the Ashland Historical Society at the Ashland Historical Society, 2 Myrtle Lane, Ashland.
Brian Plumb, a Hopkinton resident, will presents his new picture book of the Wayside Inn, show slides and tell the stories behind the pictures.
• In 1716, David Howe of the Hopkinton Howes, began what was then called a "house of entertainment” along the Old Boston Post Road, one of the first mail routes in the country (operating since 1673).
• Known as Howe’s Tavern, the Inn was an expansion of Howe’s own private home. Business thrived by way of the busy coach traffic to and from the cities of Boston, Worcester, and New York.
• In 1746, David Howe passed the family business to his son, Ezekiel, who led the Sudbury Minute and Militia to Concord center at the beginning of the Revolutionary War on April 19, 1775.
• Each generation expanded the Inn’s main building as business thrived.
• Learn about Henry Ford and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's involvement
• Come hear more about the history of the Wayside Inn and its local connections via the Howe family of Hopkinton.
• Program is free & refreshments will be provided after the program
For more information contact Ray Gendreau (Hopkinton Historical Society), email ray1942@Verizon.net or phone 508-435-9865
