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Hodijah Baylies House
This house was an old tavern during the Revolutionary War. In 1789 it was purchased by Hodijah Baylies and was used as a custom house. In 1810, when Baylies was made judge of the Probate Court for Bristol County, court convened at this house. Hodijah Baylies was aide-de-camp to Washington and was present at the Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown. He remained for a time with Washington at Mount Vernon. The anchors for the frigate, Constitution, were made at Baylies forge at Taunton.
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Discover the people who lived there, the places they visited and the stories they shared.
Hodijah Baylies House
This house was an old tavern during the Revolutionary War. In 1789 it was purchased by Hodijah Baylies and was used as a custom house. In 1810, when Baylies was made judge of the Probate Court for Bristol County, court convened at this house. Hodijah Baylies was aide-de-camp to Washington and was present at the Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown. He remained for a time with Washington at Mount Vernon. The anchors for the frigate, Constitution, were made at Baylies forge at Taunton.
Postcard
Posted in the Past: Revealing the true stories written on a postcard
