https://wikidelphia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=File%3ARedLionInn.jpg 2026-07-27T11:18:30Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.1 https://wikidelphia.org/index.php?title=File:RedLionInn.jpg&diff=80569&oldid=prev 2025-06-16T19:15:54Z

<p>Printed postcard showing a side and front view of the historic inn, which dates back to 1726. Shows the old stone arch bridge spanning Poquessing Creek in the distance. The tall shop sign, decorated with a lion, stands above the the corner of the cover...</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>== Summary ==<br /> Printed postcard showing a side and front view of the historic inn, which dates back to 1726. Shows the old stone arch bridge spanning Poquessing Creek in the distance. The tall shop sign, decorated with a lion, stands above the the corner of the covered porch.<br /> <br /> Located on Kings Highway (now Bristol Pike), the Red Lion was an important relay station for New York stage coaches from as early as 1726. During the Revolutionary war General Washington stayed here for one night while the army bivouacked on the hillside during their march on Yorktown in 1781. The inn was destroyed by fire in 1991. <br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;Source:&#039;&#039;&amp;ensp;Free Library of Philadelphia.</div>

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