Grayson.27s Tavern Constitution Square Historic Site

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a replica of grayson s tavern


the danville political club, debating society existed between 1786 , 1790, held meetings @ tavern. many members of society went on become prominent political leaders @ state , national levels. eleven of club s thirty members participate in @ least 1 of ten constitutional conventions helped separate kentucky virginia. among members kentucky s first secretary of state (and future u.s. senator louisiana), james brown; third governor, christopher greenup; chief justice of kentucky court of appeals, george muter; federal judges harry innes, william mcclung, , samuel mcdowell; congressmen willis green, stephen ormsby, thomas speed, david walker, , matthew walton; u.s. senator john brown; , thomas todd, justice of supreme court of united states. existence of club lost history until speed s grandson, thomas speed ii, discovered extensive minutes of meetings grandfather, club secretary, had taken , stored in desk drawer. younger speed later published these minutes own commentary club, in opined full , complete biographies of of members present history of kentucky beginning of settlement past first quarter of ensuing century. 1 of few extant references club outside speed s meeting minutes entry in journal of u.s. army paymaster named major beatty; while staying overnight @ grayson s tavern, beatty recorded , companions disturbed political club met in next house slept , kept awake till 12 or 1 o clock.


in 1787, benjamin grayson sold tavern robert craddock, subsequently converted private residence. replica stands in constitution square houses offices of convention , tourism bureau , great american brass band festival. when boyle county took on constitution square, fiscal court agreed waive rent paid convention , tourism bureau in exchange in-kind services managing park jointly boyle county industrial foundation. danville mayor bernie hunstad opposed arrangement, fearing park management dilute both organizations primary missions of bringing jobs area. in march 2013, hunstad resigned ex-officio membership on boyle county industrial foundation in protest.








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