7. Roe Tavern

Photo: Frank Ockenfels 3/AMC

In the show, Anna and Selah Strong own a tavern. In reality, they were more like landed gentry, with an estate and slaves. She was the daughter of a judge and Selah was a lawyer, graduated from Yale. There were several taverns in Setauket, and one in particular, has a tie to the Culpers. Roe Tavern was operated by Austin Roe, who was one of the messengers between Setauket and New York City. His job gave some credibility to the trips between Setauket and New York City.

Roe Tavern

In 1790, President George Washington spent the night in Roe Tavern. The tavern was located on Main Street from 1703 to 1936, when it was moved to a private road about a mile away.