On this spot, Joshua Evans built his tavern in 1769 and named it for Corsican patriot General Pasquale Paoli. The Inn, an important early gathering place, was briefly occupied by British soldiers
September 20th 1777 during the Battle of Paoli. . . . — — Map (db m231856) HM
The house in which the Revolutionary leader and Indian fighter was born, Jan. 1, 1745, stands about a mile away. Died at Erie, Dec. 15, 1796; now buried at St. David’s Church, four and a half miles away. — — Map (db m13370) HM