Mormon Tavern is a former hotel, saloon and stage stop in

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. It was located on the emigrant road west of Clarksville. The place was founded in 1848 or 49 by a mormon named Morgan. It served as a stop on the

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from 1860 to 1861. There is no certain account of how the place got its name, which is quite incongruous: Mormons ( Latter Day Saints) typically don't drink alcohol (as would be served in a tavern). The site is now registered as

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