Indian King Tavern Museum
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Indian King Tavern Museum’s more than 270 year-old historic building is New Jersey’s first state-owned historic site (1903). It’s where New Jersey completed the transition from colony to State passing laws revising election procedures, creating township governments, and setting up state courts. At the Indian King, the assembly passed measures imposing martial law, strengthening the militia, regulating a war economy, and providing emergency support to the Continental Army after its defeat at Brandywine.
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The Indian King Tavern continued in use as a tavern and boarding house until 1901. In 1903, the tavern became New Jersey’s first State-owned historic site.
