“They think the Old Deery Inn was built in 1795 originally as a three-story log cabin,” Later It was purchased in 1801 by William Deery who was an Irish peddler who went through the region selling pins and needles and thread and so forth.”

Around nine years after purchasing the property, Deery expanded the building, then in 1820 he completed another expansion adding a grand dining room, second kitchen, and dorm rooms for his family upstairs. The Deery’s lived in the home until 1835 when the patriarch passed, later leading to the building passing hands. Following the change of ownership and into the early years of the Civil War, the building served as an Inn, opening its doors to those passing through.