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Though Liberty Corner was originally know as Annin's Corner, in the later 1700s it became know as Bullion's (or
Bolan's) Tavern after a small pub that was erected there where the current Exxon gas station is today. The tavern itself
played a role in the wining of the Revolutionary War and the area know as Bullion's Tavern can be found on a number of
maps of the day. The tavern was eventually destroyed.
During the Revolutionary War and the early days of the founding
of our country, taverns played an important part in the evolution of our country. Not only was it a place to get the latest
information, or grab a pint. If you didn't go to church, it was the only place to find out what was going on. Remember,
no phone, no daily newspaper, no Internet
Washinton’s maps
show Bullion’s tavern plainly at the place now called Liberty Corner, where his troops and couriers or other travelers
had to turn a square corner on the way to and from Pluckamin. The tavern was on the south corner at the beginning of the road
to Pluckamin. Dr. James Boylan, or Bullion, or O’Bullion was a noted innkeeper as well as a country doctor, whose patriotism
was suspected at an earlier period, but who had long since proved it by every sort of service within his power. The placing
of Bullion’s tavern carries with it that of the main line of travel between Morristown and Princeton. There was an army
hospital at Pluckamin, and in the previous winter and spring the Park of Artillery was located on the slope of the hill north-northwest
of the village.
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