Dillenback Tavern - Fonda - New York - New York Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

Another one lacking sufficient online resources. All I have found so far is a mention of Andreas Fink who moved up on the farm in the rough vicinity of the Dillenback Tavern. One of her ancestors was being taken prisonor by 3 of Johnson's Greens? I believe John Johnson's Tories. One of them attempted to take Andrew Dillenbagh's (now Dillenbeck) gun. He wrenched it free from the soldiers hands and hit him over the head with the butt, shot the second man and ran the third through with his bayonet before, "a ball laid him low in the dust."

With three different variations on the last name trying to pin down this bit was quite a chore. There is also a mention of the "hotel" but nothing on a tavern. It mentions the Salem church being used as a school house but it quickly became to small. The Dillenback's Hotel's Ballroom became the school for a short time.

Click on the link below and scroll down to SALEM'S CHURCH. Almost at the bottom for more information. Happy Wayarking, Swizzle & Family

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DILLENBACK TAVERN
NEAR THIS SITE
BUILT 1835 BY ANDREAS DILLENBECK
STOP ON STAGE COACH ROUTE
CHURCH SERVICES HELD
UPSTAIRS BALLROOM
BEFORE SALEM EVANGELICAL
CHURCH BUILT 1839

Marker Name: Dillenback Tavern Marker Type: Roadside City/Town/Village Name: Fonda County: Montgomery Region: Hudson Valley (Region 9) Website: [Web Link] Agency: Not listed Dedication Date: Not Listed

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