Sudbury. Massachusetts 01776 As ancient is thisHostelry As any in the land maybe. Built in the oldcolonial day, When menlived in a granderway. With ampler hospitality. Longfellow

'The birdsare heardthrouqh pleasant dashingwind that enlivensk&~thing. I .. . Left our horse at the How tavern"Henry David Tborem (1853)

'Food. Drink. Lodging for Man and Beast"' America'sOldest Operating Inn

Here at the Inn, townspeople gatheredto discussthe THEWAYSIDE INN is a non-profiteducational and WAYSIDE INN issuesof the day. Here too. ColonelEzekiel How charitabletrust. The original trustwas establishedby In 1702.David How built atwo room homesteadin conferred with membersof the Boston Committeeof Mr. Henry Fordin 1946. After a disastrousfire the South Sudbury.Obtaining a license in 1716, he Safety and prepared for the eventsof April 19,1775 Inn was restored in 1956 by a grant from the Ford expandedthe original buildingand openedan inn. that led to the birth of our country. foundation.

Early laws of the MassachusettsBay Colony required Today's visitor to the WaysideInn can cnjo the same Presently theInn is administrated bya non-paid board ace and tranquilit describedby Henry wadsworth of trusteeswho are dedicatedto preservingthe Ian as an Innkeeper to provide for a man, his horses and his ' cattle. fellowin the 6relude to his famous Talesof a an historicalshrine. Revenue from the Inn's operation Wayside Inn". is used to maintainand continue its restoration.

OLD BAR ROOM: Oneof the tworooms of the The Inn is situated on over 106 acres of forest and OLDKITCHEN: Begin. perhaps with a Coow original building,the old bar continues to rovide a cultivatedfields on whichmuch of the Inn's seasonal Woow, America'sfirst cocktailand after a sumptuous friendly welcomefor the wa farer along t Ie Boston produce is grown. meal of traditionalYankee fare, end withhot Indian Post Road as it has since1716. puddingfrom ourbake shop. The hospitality begun by DavidHow continues today with traditionalNew Englandfare and comfortable accommodations.All ten guestroomshave private baths and air conditioning,and arc furnished with antiques. Horses arc accommodatedin the barn across from the Inn.

For history buffs, the Sudbury/Concord/kxington area offers many famoussites of the American Revolutionas wellas the birthplacesof many of America'searly poets and authors.

For a list of seasonal events and other information about the Wayside Inn HistoricSite, visit An Old Inn With a Long History America's oldest operating Inn has offered hospitality to ten cnerations of wayfarers. When first licensed, it was ca fled How's Inn or The How Tavern. Tradition says it was named "The Red Horse" by Colonel Ezekiel How when he succeeded his father in 1746. After ublication of "The Talcs of a Wayside Inn" in 1863. the Red Horse Inn became Longfellow's Wayside Inn by popular acceptance. ,. . . THE WAYSIDE GRIST MILL Colonel How led Sudbury farmers to Concord on A ril19th. 1775. This event is reenacted each An early American reproduction built by Henry Ford A rif 19th b the present Sudbury Companies of in 1929. Located 500 yards from the Inn, the mill dnute and Militia. and the Sudbury Ancient Fyfe stone-grinds organicall grown wheat and corn. The and Drum Corps who make the 12 mile trek to the flour and meal arc use I in the Inn's bake shop and arc Old North Bridge in Concord. These grou s leave available for sale in the Gift Shop. from Sudbury Common at about 6 am. folf owing a salute at the Revolutionary War Burial Ground.

THE MARTHA-MARY I / \ CONC~D LEXINGTON 1 CHAPEL Located 300 vards from the Inn, The Chapel was built by Henry +-:;z and Mrs. Ford's mothers. r%d Mr.Ñ It is non-sectarian and is J

To reach the Wayside Inn FROMBQSTQN Take Mass Pike (Rtc.90) West to Route 128 North. Take exit 26, Rtc. 20 West for 11 miles. GO right THE REDSTONE The school of "Mary and on Wayside Inn Road. Inn is 1/8 mile on the right. SCHOOL Her Little Lamb" fame. was built in 1798 in FROM NEW YORK ANDCONN.: Take Mass Pike Sterling, Mass. and (Rtc. 90) East to Rtc. 495 North. Take exit 24A, Rtc. 20 East moved by Mr. Ford to its for 8 miles through Marlboro into Sudbury. Follow signs to Inn. present site In 1926. It was - used as part of the Sudbur School system until 19I 1 and is now used for occasional special classes. It is open to the public in seasonable 1-800-339-1776 weather and during those Int: www.wayside.org times, is attended by our John J. Cowden, Jr. school interpreter. Innkeeper