If You Know

[Subdeacon Joe]

[Alpo]

Isn't that where they formed the Marine Corps, two hundred and something years ago tomorrow?

[Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770]

12 minutes ago, Alpo said:

Isn't that where they formed the Marine Corps, two hundred and something years ago tomorrow?

It is. 250 years ago. 

[Dapper Dave]

Tun Tavern? Yeah, that's the place. Happy birthday, Devil Dogs. 

[Forty Rod SASS 3935]

15 hours ago, Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 said:

It is. 250 years ago. 

And how did they get a photograph of anything 250 years ago?

 

The original tavern has been gone for a very looooooooooong time.

[Abilene Slim SASS 81783]

The photo appears to me to be early 20th century vintage. 

[Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770]

57 minutes ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said:

And how did they get a photograph of anything 250 years ago?

The pics are a 1926 reproduction built for the Sesquicentennial Exposition. But you should know that Forty, weren't you there when Captain Nichols started recruiting Marines?

[Gracos Kid]

Did anyone notice the fine print on the bottom right hand corner?

[Eyesa Horg]

7 minutes ago, Gracos Kid said:

Did anyone notice the fine print on the bottom right hand corner?

Yes, but couldn't quite make out the second word. 

[Sedalia Dave]

 

 

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Edited November 10, 2025 by Sedalia Dave

[Subdeacon Joe]

2 hours ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said:

And how did they get a photograph of anything 250 years ago?

 

The original tavern has been gone for a very looooooooooong time.

 

https://thetun.org/history/

 

 

 

 

Source: The Tun Legacy Foundation https://share.google/TX8zaReGucpAWiFfu

 

 

A research project commissioned by the Tun Legacy Foundation, and conducted by Richard Grubb & Associates, Inc. (RGA) of Cranbury, N.J., sought to discover information about the appearance of the Tun to inform the work of Ballinger, the Philadelphia architectural firm designing and building The Tun®.

The research and report represent a collaborative effort by RGA’s Robert J. Wise Jr., principal senior architectural historian; Seth Hinshaw senior historian; Teresa Bulger, senior historian; and Kristen Herrick, senior architectural historian. The team completed their research at the Philadelphia Free Library, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia City Archives, and the Library Company of Philadelphia, and also utilized published primary and secondary sources and websites.

Drawing on archival records and architectural analysis, the historians accomplished three things:

• First, they traced the Tun’s in-depth history.
• Next, they reviewed seven depictions of the Tun, analyzing the context and accuracy of each.
• Finally, they discussed known physical characteristics and provided recommendations to the Tun Legacy Foundation for architectural elements that may be incorporated into the design of The Tun®.

 

[Alpo]

1 hour ago, Eyesa Horg said:

Yes, but couldn't quite make out the second word. 

Masonic

 

The Tun Tavern was the location of the first Masonic Lodge in America.

[Wildcatter]

20 hours ago, Dapper Dave said:

Tun Tavern? Yeah, that's the place. Happy birthday, Devil Dogs. 

Hey Dave, can you give me a shout? You aren’t able to receive messages. 
 

i wanted to ask you about the Powell Knife pistols y’all were playing with.

Edited November 10, 2025 by Wildcatter

[Forty Rod SASS 3935]

13 hours ago, Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 said:

The pics are a 1926 reproduction built for the Sesquicentennial Exposition. But you should know that Forty, weren't you there when Captain Nichols started recruiting Marines?

Yeah.  I got there early.  A guy a few minutes ahead of me was the first Marine recruited.  They bought him a beer at the tavern's bar. 

 

I showed up, heard their pitch and joined up.  They told me I could get a beer, too and I stated I was hungry, so they bought me a sandwich.

 

I sat down next to the first guy and started to eat.  He asked me where I got the sandwich and I told him i got it for joining the Marines.  He grunted and growled, "By God, it wasn't like that in the Old Corps."  

 

Semper fi.

Edited November 11, 2025 by Forty Rod SASS 3935

[Doc Moses]

12 hours ago, Sedalia Dave said:

 

 

 

 

Haters gonna hate

[Doc Moses]

Semper Fi

12 hours ago, Sedalia Dave said:

 

 

Haters gonna hate