Before the railroad tracks carved their way through, before the rumble of the train replaced the quiet clop of horse-drawn carriages, Munster Ridge Road was a humble trail. Munster Ridge Road was known as “The Old Pike”. Native Americans, especially the Potawatomi, were the first to use this path. It served as a shortcut between the Great Lakes and the vast Great Prairies. As time went on, explorers and those seeking their fortune in the West followed the same route. Imagine those early travelers making their way across the untamed landscape, their journeys fueled by hope and dreams of a new life. By 1837, Munster Ridge Road saw the construction of a simple log inn built by David Gibson. The inn stood where Ridge Road and Columbia Avenue meet today. Columbia Avenue already existed in some form as early as 1838. A few years later, in 1845, Allen Brass bought the inn and significantly expanded it. This two-story structure became known as the “Brass Tavern,” a cherished rest stop for those traveling by stagecoach. The Brass Tavern played a pivotal role during a dark time in American history. It housed the region’s only telegraph office, which brought the devastating news of President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination in 1865.
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