What Is Each U.S. State's OLDEST Company?

[@General.Knowledge]

*Did you know about any of these companies before?*

[@ArandomChannelVo2]

no looool lolol very funny loloLOAOALAOAOALAAOAOA

[@Scootermagoo]

You could have some fun and do a vid on the oldest governments/cities in the americas *Coughs santa fe nm coughs* might be fun to see it.

[@parkernash3420]

can you make a video how each state capital got their names

[@ArandomChannelVo2]

@@parkernash3420 no he can't loslllllollloll

[@johnnyearp52]

I walked by El Farol every day as a child in New Mexico. And most Americans have heard of Jim Bean liquor.

[@scottnelson8037]

Not sure what the criteria for this list was, but I'm from New Orleans and Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop is actually a bar in the French Quarter. It may have been open for some sort of business since 1772, but it is not owned by a Lafitte and it is certainly not a blacksmith shop. On a side note, that is where I ended up watching the Saints win the Superbowl simply because we were tired of trying to find a better place and it turned out to be perfect, because I couldn't have sat down for the game anyway, so it will always have a special place in my heart.

[@charleswillams9501]

It's not the same company

[@scottnelson8037]

@@charleswillams9501 Thank you so much for clearing that up - now I know why the bartender looked at me funny when I asked if they would reshoe my horse.

[@sordman2]

District of Columbia: Old Ebbitt Grill (restaurant) - 1856 Puerto Rico: Mercado de las Carnes (meat market) - 1826

[@peoplesrepublicofliberland5606]

Thanks, we are always ignored even while being bigger than some states

[@idk2times]

@@peoplesrepublicofliberland5606 Im not trying to argue, but to be fair the video is called oldest company in the US's States, but I do understand a lot of people do forget territories of the US, and I'm pretty sure some people don't even realize we own Puerto Rico, and more.Anyways, I'm guessing you're from Puerto Rico, and even though I've never been there, from what Ive seen it looks absolutely gorgeous! P.S. Im sorry for writing so much lmao

[@tomjones1267]

@ArchibaldMeatpants Not yet.

[@Sladesccr]

That was one of the best meals I ever ate at there!!!

[@frankwalker5921]

Some of these names sound like those emails you create at 11 and regret the name for the rest of your life.

[@faenethlorhalien]

"Do you like Wyoming?" "I don't know, I've never wyomed."

[@swordkirbyfilms7747]

Fun fact, in the 2000s there was a plan to have a steam locomotive regularly haul a train from Washington DC to Greenbrier. The train was going to be called the Greenbrier Presidential Express and the locomotive planned to pull the train was Chesapeake and Ohio 614. However, due to weight restrictions and capacity concerns on the short line railroad they would have to travel on, the plan fell through. It’s said since they already had the whole train painted in dark green, white, and gold as a reference to the Greenbrier Sporting Club’s logo. It would have been amazing if that plan came to fruition.

[@loganbaileysfunwithtrains606]

Yes, purchased by Greenbrier owner Jim Justice the now current Governor of West Virginia, I believe it was purchased after the ACE 3000 program that took place in the 1980s to test the viability of a modern (for 1980s) steam locomotive to combat oil prices. There was a time on the Chesapeake and Ohio mainline in the mid 1980s where you could catch a steam locomotive running revenue coal trains a wild thought today. Further note on the Greenbrier, for several years they hosted a concert series that went along with the Greenbrier Classic golf series. Almost all tickets were free except for the VIP area, to get a free ticket you had to either work or know someone who worked for Justice’s coal company as either a miner or a suit. Some big name bands played the show through the years. I only ever had the privilege to attend 1 event. Unfortunately the concert series is no longer part of the golf series and it’s something many people miss

[@swordkirbyfilms7747]

@@loganbaileysfunwithtrains606 I did not know about the about the concert, thank you for teaching me something new.

[@petros8478]

if your a christian you need to repent of your sins PLZ

[@backwoodsbumpkin7209]

@@petros8478you sound schizophrenic

[@dannymac6368]

I used to work at Tuttle’s. Pretty cool place, oldest continuously operated family farm in the US back then. My family would always get fresh corn and other veggies every summer, wayyy better than Hole Foods. 🤤🤗

[@itzamia]

Hole Foods. I guess they only sell Swiss Cheese there 🤔

[@justsomeguy5470]

​@@itzamiaDon't forget donuts

[@itzamia]

@@justsomeguy5470 Ah yes, I knew I was forgetting another major player in the holy game 🤣

[@machjiffy4710]

I've been to the Pirate's House tavern when I lived in Georgia. It's amazing how well intact it was you could just feel the aged ambience when inside. Not only is it a popular southern comfort restaurant but it also has gift shops and a rich history of being a famous naval port being right near the Savannah River. They even still have the underground passage that pirates would sneak through at night to capture drunken sailors to either convert them to piracy or sell back for a ransom. It looked pretty creepy. I wish they would've let us go through it but it was blocked off likely for safety reasons lol.

[@General.Knowledge]

That sounds super cool! Especially the passage

[@joaoalbertodosanjosgomes1536]

🙏

[@petros8478]

if your a christian you need to repent of your sins PLZ

[@samanthab1923]

Very haunted too 👻

[@soco13466]

I was there in 1983.

[@darreljones8645]

Eleven states on this list have no company older than the state's admission to the union (Vermont, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Minnesota, Iowa, and Missouri). Ohio is a borderline case, as the bar which is its oldest company was founded the same year as its admission (1803). It would have to have been founded before March 1st to be older than the state.

[@Vanilla0729]

Too bad he has Ohio's oldest business wrong. Chillicothe Gazette, founded November 9, 1793

[@stripeshirt7292]

Is it still in full operation? He said it had to still be an active business to count.

[@jeffslote9671]

He’s wrong about Missouri. It’s Starks Brothers Nursery in Louisiana Missouri. It was founded in 1812

[@woxyroxme]

The Golden Lamb is a hotel/restaurant and not just a bar

[@RexFuturi]

​@@Vanilla0729Probably because that wasn't originally the name. Videos like this are interesting, but one should never believe them to be accurate.

[@spencerblais2539]

Local Rhode Islander here! I had no idea my tiny home state's oldest business was a grist mill, much less knowing about such a village's existence. Thanks for the tip!

[@antonio7334]

It’s in west Kingston Richmond border, the town is more of a neighborhood area

[@lestermarshall6501]

Being a native Texan I was aware of Imperial Sugar. It was the brand my mother used. I grew up in Brazoria County south of Sugar Land so that may have also influenced my knowledge about it. I know that they have moved their production plants to Georgia and Louisiana now too. They produce pure cane sugar.

[@CatarineausArmory]

They used to give tours of the plant back in the 70's. It was interesting to see front end loaders loading sugar cane into washers and the processing from there...

[@soco13466]

I believe that's the company that had a sugar plant in Savannah, where an explosion destroyed the place, since rebuilt.

[@Captainkirk88410]

Lake Jackson tx? If so small world I grew up around that area.

[@jpmnky]

Kentucky has a ferry, Valley View Ferry, that’s older than Jim Beam. Open since 1785.

[@julscatten2640]

I’m shocked that the NJ business is one in South Jersey. Even today, it’s considerably more rural and less dense than North Jersey, and Sewell must have been veritable farmland in the 1720’s. So interesting!!

[@westrim]

That's probably why it was able to survive. Less disruption, less competition, they could just keep on keeping on.

[@1776SOL]

Grew up in Wenonah & Richwood with 3/4 of my family-line being Gloucester Co. Specifically, Barnsboro, Glassboro, Pitman, Clayton, Barnsboro, Richwood.

[@devanzane]

i like 5 minutes from it and had whiplash when that came up

[@filanfyretracker]

My guess is at one time it supported wealthy elites retreating from Philadelphia.

[@1776SOL]

@@filanfyretracker Located atop a hill at a 5pts intersection of horse roads, it was established as a typical 18th century American tavern & travelers overnight lodging. Not a hotel with separate rooms, but at least 2 beds in common sleeping quarters. Also in centuries past, it was common that practice to sell 2-3 people per bed. Yep travelers related or unrelated, often slept in the same bed.

[@paintray98]

the Glastonbury-Rocky Hill Connecticut Ferry has been operating significantly longer than than the Vermont ferry, it has been continuously running since 1655

[@paintray98]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Hill%E2%80%93Glastonbury_Ferry wikipedia article for reference

[@General.Knowledge]

Thanks!

[@AndrewPang-if3wu]

True, but as it is a publicly-operated ferry, part of the state highway system, it doesn’t affect this list. But the description of the Ticonderoga Ferry as the country’s oldest should be edited out.

[@pokebass1]

Fun fact about BC Clark, here in Oklahoma, it's not Christmas time until you've heard they're jingle. My girlfriend's aunt manages one of their stores, and her ring tone on her phone is the BC Clark jingle.

[@schs1977]

The Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia had an underground bunker during the "Cold War" that was large enough tto house members of Congress, Senate and other governmental areas to continue to operate. Not sure how you do that in the aftermath of a nuclear attack.

[@blocky_pig]

5:52 ayo did I just hear him say "bay of hale" instead of "bale of hay"? LOL

[@Michael-G-]

This is actually really interesting. Next time I go back to Prescott Arizona, I'll see if I can check out "The Palace." I had no idea it existed. Also as a Texan, I had no idea Imperial Sugar was our oldest company. I always see it at the grocery store and have bought it a few times but never really gave it much thought.

[@alexj.5207]

I go to college down the street from The Palace and had no idea it was the oldest. If you have watched the movie Tombstone many of the characters have actually gone there.

[@Michael-G-]

@@alexj.5207 Really? how awesome. Yavapai I presume? I took a year at Embry-Riddle so that's why I'm familiar with the city. Really? I've seen it, but it's been a while I don't remember, unfortunately. Maybe I'll give it a watch again. There is an episode of Star Trek I remember vividly from season 3 of TOS called "Spectre of the Gun" where they are sent to die in a re-enactment of the gunfight at the O.K. Corral, good episode.

[@mtwnz]

Grew up about 5 minutes from the factory, went to the Elementary school across the road from it, the high school 5 min from it and this is a surprise to me too 😂

[@overmountainminis6724]

Your Tennessee entry is incorrect. The St Johns Milling Company has been continuously operating in Tennessee for more than 200 years. (started and founded in 1770s Some information on the internet says the company is closed, but it is not. It still operates, it is just closed to the public and still serves B2B customers. -- Source- I am currently their bookkeeper, and groundskeeper.

[@reamrkj1125]

The Netherland Inn was established in 1768 for people exploring and hunting the land west of the Appalachian Mountains. It was established just before King George banned settlers moving accross the mountain. However by the time word got to the colonies the Avery Treaty had been signed and there were settlements already accross the mountains. At the Netherland Inn you could cross several bodies of water in one place giving you land access to middle Tennessee and the Cumberland Gap into Kentucky. If you were to take the river you could go all the way to New Orleans. When it was founded they thought it was part of Virginia, but after the Revolution they realized it's was in North Carolina. Then Tennessee was made a state, so it's in it's third state now. The old stage road passed close by and as a result several US Presidents stayed there. It operated as an Inn for over 100 years. Now it is a historical site that you can pay to tour. If you are in Northeast Tennessee it's worth a visit.

[@reamrkj1125]

BTW Austin Bell is close to Nashville, that's probably why they make the list. I think much of our fair state forgets that we are up here in the corner, even though we've been here the longest. I wonder what Bristol's entry for oldest bussiness is? I bet they have Austin Bell beat too.

[@benjaminsmart725]

The Tuttle farm in Dover, NH was right down the street from my high school. It hasn't been in the Tuttle family for several years. It's now under the name Tendercrop which locations in Mass.

[@kiyote437]

I don't think Minnesota is correct, as General Mills was founded as the Minneapolis Milling Company in 1856. I am not sure if there are even older companies based in the state.

[@bishopcorva]

I vaguely knew about The Pirate's House in Savannah. I knew it was old, just not how old. Makes sense because the road it's perched on was paved with ballast stones out the bottoms of trade ships of the era. The tabby walls are another give away that it's at least nineteenth century, but hey, eighteenth century works to. From what i recall of it, the food was pretty good. This was also the mid eighties when i ate there so it's been a while.

[@soco13466]

I was there in 83.

[@SMichaelDeHart]

The Greenbrier Resort and Golf Course are a fantastic trip. Its not cheap, but well worth it.

[@bigcat618]

This was very nicely made. I'm from Chicago and I bought my first "business" wristwatch from CD Peacock, a Cartier tank. I'll always remember the salesman telling me, "I'll get you a fresh one." when I decided to buy the watch.

[@montecorbit8280]

At 16:38 The Greenbrier, in West Virginia. You didn't mention that the resort was also the place where Congress would have been taken to the event of a nuclear war, from like 1950s all the way up to the late 1990s or early 2000s. Yes there is nuclear bunker under it that was secret, until it was exposed and then closed, it's now pretty famous for that....

[@jordeahgrosko]

Happy to see O'Malleys made it in here, really cool olace to visit!

[@rosebrown5156]

O’Malleys Pub in Weston, MO is such a blast! It’s in the cellars as you mentioned. A typical weekend would house 2-3 bands, one of which is an old Irish guy that sings shanties and tells dirty jokes. The largest room is cavernous and impressive. It’s located just outside of the Kansas City metro.

[@loonthroughtheether271]

I remember driving by the farm in Connecticut all the time growing up and also buying milk there. Watching the city grow around it over the years. It's always amazing to me that it's still there and I'm glad that it is although it looks out of place now.

[@buggeroffiam]

Good video. I live near Kings Tavern in Mississippi and I wish someone would buy it and open it back up. The building is hella haunted though. Good luck!

[@johnsanko4136]

It is incredible that Shirley's Plantation has lasted so long. For reference, Jamestown Virginia was the oldest permanent English settlement on the continent, and it was established in 1607, just 6 years before Shirley's.

[@magnificus8581]

Very cool work - thank you! I live right down the street from California's oldest and I had no idea!

[@murrayburke7746]

Correction: Your video animation for Texas’s Imperial Sugar incorrectly lists the founding year as 1845…it was 1843 as indicated in the Imperial Sugar logo.

[@mirzaahmed6589]

Same with the Alaska one: 1867 vs 1873

[@bredsheeran2897]

That’s neat to see my state(Maine) make it into the top 5 for once

[@obensk]

Fun fact: Du Pont is single handedly mostly responsible for Delaware and Maryland’s cancer rates being higher than normal according to every Marylander

[@jhaarbur]

***Just note-there were 3 major errors with the dates. 1. I think it was Colorado that you said was 1867, but on screen you have 1873. 2. In another after that, you have 1990 instead of 1890. 3, For one after that, you said it was established in 1855 as the founder moved from the Civil War. However, the American Civil War was 1861-1865.

[@mirzaahmed6589]

1. was Alaska, not Colorado.

[@bigloudnoise]

Iowa is very lucky to still have Breitbach's. In 2007, it burned down, but they rebuilt. Less than one year after reopening, it burned down again. Any ordinary person would have thrown in the towel after two fires in a year, but they rebuilt again, and it is still open today.

[@jordanmdraws8395]

Granite stater here, Tuttle’s red barn was sold a number of years ago. It is still a farm and produce store, but is now a more generic upscale grocery store :/ The Tuttles are still in town though! I went to school with one of them :)

[@wearebecomedeathstar2658]

The area around The Palace is still called whiskey row. It's not a street name but rather several connected streets that have bars, restaurants, hotels, and breweries.

[@CrankyHermit]

Nope. One block of Montezuma Street, opposite the courthouse square.

[@chrisackerley1842]

My highest recommendation to the Palace Restaurant & Saloon in Prescott, Atizona. Great food, great people, absolutely fantastic atmosphere! This place has a very "old Arizona" feel to it.

[@Vaticiangovofficial1130]

my family's business in Indiana is pretty old as well. Maurice Vieck & Sons had been a thriving company since 1863.

[@brentmay6379]

Hoosier here as well...what town is your family's business?

[@Vaticiangovofficial1130]

Vincennes Knox County

[@dyrnott8334]

For Kentucky The Old Talbot Tavern in Bardstown KY has never closed since 1779 is what they say but I know there fire about 25 years ago and I think it was closed to remodeling for a year but maybe the restaurant stayed open because the second story roof had to be replaced.

[@burningglory2373]

Hey, I've been to breitbach's diner. Great place awesome food. I kinda forgot they had a plaque with their charter and the oldest restraunt/company in Iowa.

[@mandelstamm]

The Salem Tavern in Winston-Salem, NC unfortunately closed in 2019. However, it's now a museum as part of Old Salem. One cool fact....... George Washington was a patron!

[@DannySims]

3:30 fun fact: Prescott, Arizona is pronounced like “press-skit” - but disappointingly, Scottsdale, Arizona is not pronounced skitts-dale

[@marshmangunnar9150]

😂

[@alexj.5207]

Correct

[@CrankyHermit]

It is now.

[@sealgairfolusstudios7170]

I've actually been to and eaten in The Palace in Prescott. It's pretty nice and is quite the source of pride for the citizens of Prescott.

[@lopidy65]

My hometown made it as the oldest establishment still in existence in Arizona! Prescott AZ!! Love the Palace!

[@dylanjones8858]

Minhas brewery has only been around for about 20’years under that name, they bought it from Hubert brewing which was here long over a hundred years

[@xXAlPlaysXx]

The Old Salem Tavern in NC actually just shut down a little while ago unfortunately, there is rumour and talks of reopening it some day though, I hope they do because they had really good food there

[@jamesleyda365]

Greatest companies that moved to America

[@weldin]

Zildjian, the percussion and cymbal company founded in the Ottoman Empire in 1620, comes to mind.

[@General.Knowledge]

Are there a lot of examples? I wasn't aware!

[@rdspam]

@@weldin1623

[@phillipswain4942]

Worked for Ducommun for a couple years. Amazed to.find out they are the oldest company in California

[@cubcadetpuller2]

Sidenote. Tuttle's red barn is no longer owned by the original family. Was sold several years ago now goes by the name tendercrop farm

[@nkha23]

Can't lie. I'm from Springfield, MA, and I thought Smith & Wesson was going to be there. Hats off to you, North Andover.

[@jacobcarolan1172]

I have been to o’malleys pub in Weston Missouri many times. there are 3 separate cellars connected by staircases and tunnels. All the stonework is in great shape and was very well built. The best bar I have ever been to. Weston Missouri in general is incredible.

[@LivingEncyclopedia]

Oh dang. Didn’t realize King’s Tavern closed. That sucks, but I guess it makes sense. The last few years hit everyone hard. I’m surprised the last owner didn’t try to capitalize on the whole “haunted building” thing. It’s annoying and tourist-trappy, but it makes money. If that’s what it takes to keep such an old building open, it might be worth considering.

[@leviwilson7157]

O’Malley’s is one of the coolest places to grab a pint, tons of pictures and footage here on KZbin.

[@michaelmoorrees3585]

I knew I saw the Rowland Co logo somewhere ! I have a small U-joint coupler in my parts stash, with that logo on it. Its small. About the size of a stick of butter. Almost certainly bought it at a now defunct surplus store, used. Their parts would mostly end up in industrial gear. Its mostly a parts distributor, but does make many parts themselves.

[@1Bearsfan]

I live in Weston. O'Malley's is also the oldest brewery west of the Mississippi. Fun video! :)

[@Garbage_fire_arts]

Me too!

[@cuddyfox6973]

In Illinois, Galena Gazette Publications was founded in 1834.

[@Tommuli_Haudankaivaja]

It's interesting that the oldest surviving company in Finland predates Finland by over 6 centuries.

[@shofstall6]

Shout out to a local spot for me: The Log Inn Restaurant, built in 1825 and visited by Abe Lincoln!

[@peacefrog0521]

7:50 “meaning they chopped down trees…” They also skipped and jumped, and liked to press wildflowers? 😅 (IYKYK 😅)

[@rumcayislandcaribbean8546]

McCrady's Tavern in Charleston, South Carolina is permanently closed

[@Gary_007]

The Talbott Tavern in Bardstown, Kentucky is older than Jim Bean. It started in 1779 and is still operating today.

[@adamantiiispencespence4012]

We in Oklahoma seem to LOVE jingles! Everyone from jewelers to tireshops and vet clinics have them. Oklahoma Veterenary Specialists sounds like they were trying to do their own spin on Blue Bel's homemade ice cream jingle. Any non Okie who sees this, please see if you can find the jingle for Primeuax Kia.

[@doryna_sira]

Sadly, Salem Tavern has been closed since just before the Pandemic. They are looking for a new buyer to come in and re-open.

[@sidneydavis1443]

I think the Hubbell House in Minnesota might count as the oldest business since it was a saloon in 1854 and became a restaurant in the 1940s but I don’t know the middle period super well so it’s possible it closed at some point.

[@kris50503]

Their web site seems to have a gap. Saloon/hotel early, the no mention until Pappas opened the restaurant in 1846. They had the best popovers!

[@timd1833]

The Daily News, formerly the Galveston County Daily News and Galveston Daily News, is a newspaper published in Galveston, Texas, United States. It was first published April 11, 1842, making it the oldest newspaper in the U.S. state of Texas.

[@davidtrueblood7647]

Atkinson Milling Company was established in 1757 in N.C.

[@bobbybrandon584]

Moravian is closer to raven, that area is more-or-less their American heartland.

[@bethdo97]

Proofreading your typed information would help immensely. I didn’t even get 30 seconds into the video before the first issue.

[@brisnwinters8161]

It is an interesting post especially to histiry nerds like me. It would be know to know what is the oldest family business still owned by the original family. Beretta the Italian gun company which was incorporated in 1680 and follows its origins to a gunsmith named Beretta in the 1520s. At that time he recieved a contract for gun barrels for one of the Italian city states.

[@mathewfullerton8577]

How could the reason for the funeral company founders move to Kansas be a result of the Civil War when it was established 6 years BEFORE the war's outbreak?

[@michaelsadowski9863]

Good point. It was because Fort Leavenworth was there to protect the Santa Fe Trail during the Indian wars.

[@gamasgaming]

Fun fact, the rhode-island grist mill burned down again in the 2010s

[@kj64gaming19]

I only recognized 2 businesses here. Du Pont, of course, and Jim Beam.

[@Adela-b6j]

Something opens our wings. Something makes boredom and hurt disappear. Someone fills the cup in front of us: We taste only sacredness.

[@desotojw4121]

Showing all the answers in the first minute takes the fun out of the video

[@brentchristopher7363]

Hmm..never heard of that beer brewery in Wisconsin. And Lived in Wisconsin all my life. I got to check them out now.

[@Tritium21]

The Avedis Zildjian Company of Norwell, MA was founded in 1623, 19 years before Barker's farm

[@spicysalad4140]

My brothers grew up within walking distance from Field View Farm in Orange, CT!

[@Shinigamiusmc]

Pennsylvania's isn't correct the Pottstown Roller Mill built in 1725, it's currently owned by Purina and is known as the Pottstown Roller Mills, Inc.

[@MarkDanielMiller]

another great video! please keep them coming. just so ya know - Sioux is pronounced like the English name Sue.

[@walmartdog1142]

The Log Inn is a restaurant in Southern Indiana that claims to have been established "about" 1825. They have a Wikipedia page.

[@danielsweeney6742]

Greenbrier is also a spot where the government had a fallout shelter for our government.

[@laserflexr6321]

In response to arrogant comments by those in the NE of the US, I often point out how much of a head start the now big, prosperous, and long established cities are relative to the South and West. This list is yet another good indication of just how far ahead those North East cities are. It is hardly a bragging point to say you are winning the race when you competitor only first started to run when you were 3/4 of the way around the track. Especially if you tripped them and took their shoes as soon as they began to run. A good example of a factor that tends to keep it an unfair race is to look at which direction the rent dollars are headed and the volume. Wanna know what is the main thing wrong with Mississippi's economy? Just look at who is collecting rent in MS and who gets most of the benefit out of MS agricultural production, look at who grows the crop and who gets most of the profit from that crop by the time it is in the end consumer's hand.

[@johnirby493]

I've been to, and driven by Shirley Plantation many times. It has been in business for 410 years.

[@chubbschubbs2x]

7:10 it’s like bro stopped looking for a calculator after he read the first Google search result, $452 in 1857 is equivalent to $15,936.69 in today’s inflated USD

[@stevegabbert9626]

If you get to Iowa, you have to visit Breitbach's Dining. Great food, nice drive/ride, and best scenery in Iowa. By the way, I don't live in Iowa.

[@davidr5658]

Rose Law Firm from Arkansas ... wasn't there some funny business over there in the 80s/90s?

[@JacobHidding]

Did anyone else notice bay of hale when talking about the bale of hay

[@Cliff-h1p]

You cannot travel the path until you have become the path itself.

[@symph6095]

I live by golden lamb in OH and never knew it was the oldest restaurant in Ohio! The food isn’t great though lol

[@woxyroxme]

The sign says “Ohio’s oldest inn” I can walk there in 5 minutes

[@andreastudebaker3722]

I'm a native Ohioan and have been to the Golden Lamb only once. It's well-known, but not often visited. I suppose that's because it's not in a busy area and, as @symph6095 mentioned, the food is not that great. It feels very cool to be in such an old place, but that kind of wears off after one visit. It is located between Columbus and Cincinnati and not too far from Dayton, all of which are much bigger cities with many more restaurants. I must give them kudos for maintaining the building very well, though.

[@csx_defectdetector]

My cousins live in Lebanon, so I went to the golden lamb with them 2 days ago, and I enjoyed my meal, although it was not as fancy as expected. The upper floors of the hotel gave me the chills. They were sooo creepy.

[@taurusthefool]

"So they named it Bay of Hale" 5:54 Sorry. Great video, just made me laugh 😆

[@1776SOL]

On March 19, 1776, John Barnes petitioned the judges of the Gloucester County Court to license his house, at the intersection of five main roads in Mantua Township, as a tavern. "An Inn at this said house is much wanting," he stated in his petition, "as there is not one on said road nearer than eight miles on one side and five on the other." Not only did Barnes' house get a tavern license; it has kept its license, under a succession of owners, ever since. Situated atop the highest ground in the area, the Barnsboro Inn commands a view of the wooded country that must have looked much the same in 1720, when John Budd built his log cabin at the edge of a great pine forest inhabited by Indians and bears. The cabin, the oldest part of the Barnsboro Inn, is built of squared cedar logs measuring 12 x 16 inches, and as solid as the day they were set in place. Successive owners enlarged the building to suit their needs. There had been nine previous owners when John Banes acquired the property on February 23, 1751. Barnes' tavern license required him to keep at least two spare beds besides those needed for his family and to provide stabling and provender for travelers' horses. Rates for lodging were fixed by the Justices of the Court. In Barnes' honor, the community, originally called Lodgetown after an early settler, Benjamin Lodge, was renamed Barnesborough, later shortened to Barnesboro. For reasons not wholly clear, the settlement at one time was known as Lousetown. The Tavern itself has undergone name changes during its nearly 300-year history. It was known as the Spread Eagle, the Crooked Billet Inn, and the Barnsboro Hotel before its present designation as the Barnsboro Inn. Along the way, it ceased to bed travelers down and stable their horses, concentrating instead on food and drink.

[@davids6898]

I would have thought the oldest company in California would have been in the San Francisco Bay Area. Surprised to learn it is in Santa Ana.

[@yaboyblacklist2431]

I've actually been to The Palace in Prescott, AZ. Used to visit whiskey row every weekend when i lived up there

[@colleenforrest7936]

Going to have to pick a new one for Missouri. Looks like its permanently closed, if I found the right place. I dont think anyone knew it was the oldest business in the state or there would have been some sort of rallying to keep it opened.

[@General.Knowledge]

Yeah it seems most of these are pretty unknown, at least when it comes to their age 'record'.

[@Vanilla0729]

FYI, Ohio's oldest business is the Chillicothe Gazette, November 9, 1793

[@colleenforrest7936]

Louis is like I did find the wrong place. There's another O'Malley Pub in Weston, MO. This place is 60 FEET underground and was probably a speak-easy at some point. Sounds like some real rich history there!

[@richardbarbuto7561]

O’Malley’s is a great Irish Pub!

[@colleenforrest7936]

@@richardbarbuto7561 glad to hear I found the wrong one and our ancient bar is still going strong!

[@yardsausage]

i live about a mile from old salem here in n.c. thats crazy, i would have thought it was r.j. reynolds..because they did make winston -salem what it is today..

[@gettingrailed]

The methodology is a little suspect here. The oldest company in Minnesota is General Mills, founded in 1856.

[@ElectricGrapes]

Even a quick search "oldest Minnesotan company" comes up with the St. Paul Companies from 1853. Either way, saying that Minnesota was pretty much the only state to not have a business older than it's admittance into the Union was pretty insulting.

[@viewer-of-content]

I think they also got South Dakota wrong. 2 older businesses still have their same old name and a 3rd has been operating continuously, but had it's name changed. 1876 l.g. Everest, 1878 Boyce Law Firm, 1880 Fishback Financial Corporation/First Bank&Trust

[@creditcrazy597]

Honestly surprised Vermont isn't a school. Living here it feels like every school has a built in 1890 sumthing plack laying about.

[@nuwayh]

I have ate at the Golden Lamb many times, live a minute away from it, and have had friends work there, yes it is quite historic and haunted, you should really come check it out, definitely a cool stop. Lebanon, Ohio also my geometry teacher's like x5 great uncle was kind of a general that killed a bunch of Native Americans and his stage coach was at the Golden Lamb.