Sign designating the Longfellow's Wayside Inn Grist Mill. 6/24/2012 12:58:23 PM
6/24/2012 1:13:55 PM
Longfellow's Wayside Inn Grist Mill was funded by Henry Ford and constructed in 1929 by J.B. Campbell. Pepperidge Farm used the mill for flour production from 1952 to 1967 and the grist mill was the foundation for the company logo.
The Wayside Inn is a historic landmark inn located in Sudbury, Massachusetts. The inn is still in operation, offering a restaurant, historically accurate guest rooms, and hosting for small receptions. It is reputedly the oldest operating inn in the country, opening as Howe's Tavern in 1716. The inn's archive has documents from 1686 onward, including the official inn license granted to the first innkeeper, David Howe, in 1716. Lydia Howe, a granddaughter, was born in the Inn.