The Indian King Tavern (also known as the Creighton House, or Creighton Tavern) was a colonial American tavern in Haddonfield, New Jersey which was the site of a 1777 meeting of the New Jersey General Assembly that officially ratified the Declaration of Independence and adopted its Great Seal. It was the first State Historic Site, adopted as such in 1903. Its original structure remains largely intact as a state museum; it is not a complete reconstruction, unlike many other historical landmarks. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)