There was a time when the sleepy little village of Quakertown was a lively place, back when it had two taverns. I learned this from Egbert T. Bush, who wrote a couple articles about the village.<\/p>\n

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Since I am focusing on taverns these days, I will publish parts of Mr. Bush\u201a\u00c4\u00f4s first article on the village, the parts concerning its taverns.<\/p>\n

Interesting Facts About Quakertown<\/h2>\n

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by Egbert T. Bush, Stockton, N.J.
\nHunterdon Co. Democrat, February 27, 1930<\/p>\n

There are so many interesting points about Quakertown that one does not know where to begin. The Friends\u201a\u00c4\u00f4 Meeting House, with its surroundings, would be a natural place for beginning, but that has been so fully written up that one hesitates about repeating.^{1<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n}

Yet it is ever a place of interest. It meant so much to the early settlers, and it means so much to many representatives of old families and to others who cherish fond memories concerning it. Let us begin at another corner.<\/p>\n

Upon your arrival in Quakertown by way of the old Trenton road, you find a sharp turn to the left for Pittstown and a turn to the right for Cherryville. That righthand road was known in old days as the road to New Brunswick.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n