Old Stone Inn
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This structure on Midland Trail has been a tavern, stagecoach inn, and home since built in early 1800s. Erected from stone quarried nearby. Oldest stone residence in Shelby County still standing and occupied. Operated as early tavern; among its owners was Fleming P. Rogers, 1817-27. After serving as private home for many years, Old Stone Inn opened as a restaurant in 1922.
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