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Old Espy House

1947-05-25

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Old Espy House
  • Title
  • Old Espy House
  • Creator
  • Pennsylvania Department of Commerce
  • Identifier
  • MSP285.B012.F02.I02
  • Source Identifier
  • MSP285.B012.F02.I02
  • Description
  • The Espy House, built in 1766 by Colonel David Espy, is located in downtown Bedford, Pennsylvania. This house served as the headquarters for President George Washington during the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794. On September 19, 1794, President George Washington was the first and only president to lead troops into battle. Washington and 1,200 troops were putting down a rebellion of farmers in Western Pennsylvania who refused to pay the whiskey excise tax. The Espy House, located on Pitt Street, is currently houses a bakery and apartments.
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Espy House (Bedford, Pa.)
    George Washington Headquarters (Bedford, Pa.)
    Whiskey Insurrection, 1794.
  • Source
  • Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs, 1892-1981, MSP 285, Library and Archives Division, Senator John Heinz History Center
  • Contributor
  • Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
  • Collection
  • Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs
  • Rights Information
  • Copyright Not Evaluated. The copyright and related rights status of this Item has not been evaluated. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.
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