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The same year that Napoleon fought the Battle of Waterloo, Thomas Sweeney built this structure, operating it as a tavern and “Publick House...for travelers and strangers.” In 1828 Frederick Herr was granted a permit “to keep a house of public entertainment.” The Herr family maintained the “well know tavern stand” for nearly forty years, and the ridge upon which it stands came to be known as Herr’s Ridge. The tranquility of rural 19th Century life at the Herr Publick House was suddenly shattered by Civil War. The Battle of Gettysburg virtually began in the fields around the tavern buildings. After the war, the Herr Tavern continued operation for a couple of years, then became a boarding house for many visiting Gettysburg. It later became a farm and rental property, until it was purchased by the current owner, Steven Wolf, in 1977. After much research, Mr. Wolf realized the historic importance of the Herr Tavern and sought to revive it to it’s original purpose.

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