. History of Mount Union, Shirleysburg and Shirley Township. and edibles, and through thismeans of exehiange it was necessarythat Mount Union, though a small?pillage at that time, have some meansof taking care of the traffic. The dis-tance covered in those days was byno means so great as it is today, andthe man in the stage or in the wagonwho had driven his team or 25 to 30miles was very willing to stop overnight in Mount Union. Thus we havein the early d,ay& 3 taverns Uuion, and at one time all ofthese were licensed hotels. It is agratifying state of evolution to knowthat today with
. History of Mount Union, Shirleysburg and Shirley Township. and edibles, and through thismeans of exehiange it was necessarythat Mount Union, though a small?pillage at that time, have some meansof taking care of the traffic. The dis-tance covered in those days was byno means so great as it is today, andthe man in the stage or in the wagonwho had driven his team or 25 to 30miles was very willing to stop overnight in Mount Union. Thus we havein the early d,ay& 3 taverns Uuion, and at one time all ofthese were licensed hotels. It is agratifying state of evolution to knowthat today with a poirulation of ^ , there is no li-censed saloon in the town, while backin that day with a population ofprobably 250 this village supported 3licensed houses. The pioneer tavern in Mount Unionwas buiit in 1S4S by John Sharrarand was known as the AmericanHotel. .John Sharrar will be remem-bered as the man who built the oldstone house still standing. The Amer-ican Hotel has been changed consid-erably according to its present ap-. O P3
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