The Old Pike: A History of the National Road, with Incidents, Accidents, and Anecdotes ThereonSearight, Thomas B. (Thomas Brownfield)
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The Old Pike: A History of the National Road, with Incidents, Accidents, and Anecdotes Thereon
Searight, Thomas B. (Thomas Brownfield)
Cumberland Road; Pennsylvania -- Biography
The Seaton House was a familiar hostelry in the olden time. It was
founded by James C. Seaton in the year 1820, or thereabout. It is
located on the northeast corner of Main and Arch streets, diagonally
opposite the old McCleary House, and is now known as the West End Hotel.
Mr. Seaton, the old proprietor, came to Uniontown from Virginia, and
died in this old house many years ago. The house was built in sections
at different times until it reached its present large proportions.
During its occupancy by Mr. Seaton it was a wagon stand of the National
Road, and extensively patronized. It was provided with ample grounds for
wagons and teams to stand on, which are now covered by the Lingo block
and other buildings in the vicinity. Mr. Seaton had three sons: Hiram,
James, and John. Hiram was the old toll collector before mentioned, and
James was a pike boy in a general way. He drove stage occasionally, and
also the express; led horses from station to station on the road, and
made himself useful in many other ways. He died at his father's old
tavern in the meridian of the bright era of the road, and before he had
reached middle age. John Seaton, the other son, went west, and died
recently in Nebraska. Daniel Collier, before mentioned as keeper of the
old tavern at Mount Augusta, was a son-in-law of James C. Seaton; and
Charles H. Seaton, the well known insurance agent of Uniontown, is a
great-grandson of the old proprietor, and others of his descendants are
still living in Uniontown and vicinity. After Mr. Seaton's death this
old tavern was continued a number of years by his widow, and growing old
she leased it to James Swan, who conducted it for a brief period, Mrs.
Seaton boarding with him in the house. Mr. Swan was succeeded by Philip
D. Stentz, and he in turn by J. W. Kissinger, Kim Frey, David G. Sperry,
John Messmore and Henry Jennings. The late James T. Redburn bought the
property from the Seaton heirs and sold it to John Messmore, who in turn
sold it to Henry Jennings. It is now owned and kept by George Titlow,
under the name of the West End Hotel, as before stated, well conducted
and well patronized.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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