Built in the late 1700s, The King's Tavern is one of the oldest buildings in the state. The restaurant and bar has a rich and somewhat disturbing history. A man named Richard King bought the building years after it was constructed. The story goes that he hired a young girl name Madeline to be a waitress and then had an affair with her. When King's wife found out, she had the girl killed. It's said that Madeline's spirit now haunts the tavern.
Then, in the 1930s, three mummified bodies were found in the tavern's chimney. Some say that these are the bodies of those murdered by the Harpe brothers, who are often referred to as America's first serial killers. The Harpe brothers were known customers at the restaurant.
Today, visitors to the restaurant report heat coming from the fireplace even when it's not lit, shadowy figures, doors shutting inexplicably, and noises that sound like a crying baby.
