HISTORICAL IMAGE
Auburn, New York, USA
The American Hotel
The American Hotel was built in 1828-30, upon the site of the old Willard Tavern. The first proprietor whom I have been able to trace was Watrous Pomroy, who took charge about 1810, and continued proprietor during the war of 1812-15.
History of Cayuga County New York, Auburn, NY, 1908
American Hotel in Auburn, NY where George W. Salisbury and Caroline Smith were married -- believed to have been a stop on the Underground Railroad -- Source: Unknown