Tun Tavern: Birthplace of the Marine Corps
Learn the significance Tun Tavern has in Marine Corps history!
Posted on 2/29/2000
During the American Revolution, many important political discussions took place in the inns and taverns of Philadelphia, including the founding of the Marine Corps.
A committee of the Continental Congress met at Tun Tavern to draft a resolution calling for two battalions of Marines able to fight for independence at sea and on shore.
The resolution was approved on November 10, 1775, officially forming the Continental Marines.
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