The basics from Allen Bacon, of Atwood and Bacon's Oyster Restaurant in Boston, in the
Boston Traveller, July 7, 1865:
View attachment 199644 The Atwood & Bacon establishment is currently known as the Union Oyster House. Located very near Faneuil Hall, it is a designated National Historic Landmark, as the oldest continuously operated restaurant in the country.
The building dates back at least to 1742, and had an intriguing colonial and Revolutionary history, but became an oyster restaurant in 1826, and has had only three owners since. From Daniel Webster (who daily drank a tall tumbler of brandy and water with each half-dozen oysters, seldom having less than six plates)' to John F. Kennedy (who entertained in a favorite booth, still preserved in his honor, in the upstairs private dining-room), everybody who was anybody in Boston dined there, as well as famous visitors from around the world, including political figures, writers, actors, musicians, and artists.
Notice also from
Boston Herald, March 26, 1858:
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