Green Glades Tavern - Western Maryland; Garrett Co., MD

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Green Glades Tavern - Western Maryland

From Hoyes "Pioneer Families of Garrett County"..

Col. Francis Deakins laid out the State Road from Western Port thru the
Glades to the Virginia line in 1788.  This followed closely the old
Glades Path of the buffaloes and Indians.  A John HAYS, Virginian, soon
settled along the road just before it crossed the divide into the Green
Glades, sometimes called Deep Creek Glades.  He was living here in 1798
with 2 slaves, 2 horses and 13 cattle.  Hays was alloted milatary lot
#1850 and one other named "Melancholy"...Hays built a large 2 story log
house where he resided and kept an Inn, The Green Glades Tavern, a noted
road house for many years.  But Hays and his wife, Elizabeth, moved back
to Harrison Co. VA and in 1809 he deeded the 100 acres of land and
improvements to James MORRISON for the tidy sum of $1,000.  MORRISON's
son in law, Henry INGMAN, later moved into the Tavern, which he operated
for many years.

In 1802 John Hays and WILLIAM SHAW were justices of the peace for their
district.

Green Glades Tavern is remembered by Robert Hamilll as a 2 story double
log house with a chimney to the center.  It was kept by a Kight after
Ingmans and was torn down about 1890.  James MALE is said to have been
residing there when his wife cut off his head with an axe, because while
drunk he threatened to beat her.



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