Society Hill in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

“A Man Full of Trouble” Tavern

Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 14, 2010

1. “A Man Full of Trouble” Tavern Marker

Inscription. Built in 1759 with adjoining Paschall House. Last of the 18th century inns of colonial Philadelphia owned by Colonel Blaithewaite Jones, who was in charge of the Delaware River defenses of Philadelphia during the Revolution, and John Wood, famous clockmaker. Restored by the Knauer Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Colonial Era. A significant historical year for this entry is 1759.

Location. 39° 56.671′ N, 75° 8.679′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Society Hill. It is on Spruce Street just east of South 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Philadelphia PA 19106, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ireland's Past - A Prelude to Disaster (within shouting distance of this marker); The Potato Blight - Its Origin (within shouting distance of this marker); An Gorta Mór - Ireland's Great Hunger (within shouting distance of this marker); Starvation (within shouting distance of this marker); The Lessons of The Great Hunger (within shouting distance of this marker); Arrival and Reception (within shouting distance of this marker); Passage and Emigration (within shouting distance of this marker); The Irish Memorial / Leacht Cuimhneacháin na nGael (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

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1. Man Full of Trouble Tavern. Drinking establishments in Colonial Philadelphia, be they in the form of coffee houses, taverns, or unlicensed ‘tippling houses,’ were more than places to drink and dine. Taverns were where the community conducted business, got its news, argued politics, attended concerts and auctions, socialized, or just plain got polluted.

“In Philadelphia’s early years there were

“A Man Full of Trouble” Tavern image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 14, 2010

2. “A Man Full of Trouble” Tavern

Tablet is to the right of the leftmost door.

no separate buildings which served as dance halls, theaters, or clubs — taverns, instead, provided all-purpose service. Until the Revolutionary Era, taverns and inns were the largest public buildings in Philadelphia. (Submitted on May 29, 2010.)

2. Philadelphia's Last surviving Colonial Tavern. (Submitted on August 14, 2015, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania.)

“A Man Full of Trouble” Tavern Shingle image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 14, 2010

3. “A Man Full of Trouble” Tavern Shingle

Dedication plaque immediately below the marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 26, 2022

4. Dedication plaque immediately below the marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2010, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,566 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 29, 2010, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 4. submitted on March 2, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.