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MOORE'S
HISTORY
The history of Moore’s
can be traced to Moses Mount, who lived in the original
structure which now serves as our tavern. Moses was an aide
to General Washington during the Revolutionary War. Upon his
return to his beloved Freehold, Moses began operating a
tavern in his home, at this location, for the local gentry
and an inn for weary travelers. According to an order of the
Monmouth county court of Quarter Sessions, dated April 25th,
1787, Moses was granted a “continued license” for “keeping a
public house of entertainment.” The date of the earliest
license granted to Moses has not been determined.
Moses was a colorful and cheerful rogue. According to
the Historical and Genealogical Miscellany of Monmouth
County, written by Dr. John E. Stillwell (Higgins Book Co.
1932), Moses was a “lover of fast horses and a great rider
of race horses.” Although county officials found Moses to be
a man of good repute and honesty and temperance, Moses may
have run afoul of the law. An order of the same court of
Quarter Sessions, dated April 22, 1800, required Moses to
post a bond of $100. The court cautioned Moses to provide
lodging only to men, stabling to horses and to prohibit any
type of gambling.
 The
present tavern has been carefully restored and
demonstrates early American building techniques. The tavern
beams reveal the original tool markings of that time. Please
join with us in a celebration of good times as so many other
great Americans have for over two centuries.
WELCOME!
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