LOCATION FILE
Bell in Hand Tavern
FOLLOWBoston, MA
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Opened in 1795 by Jimmy Wilson, Boston's last town crier, and billed as the oldest continuously operating tavern in America; it later ran a basement speakeasy through Prohibition and now stands at 45 Union Street.
REPORTED ACTIVITY
Staff and patrons report the sound of a bell ringing when no bell is present, and long hold that Wilson himself never left the tavern.
VISITING
An operating tavern open to the public.
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