For over 50 years, the Littleton Woman's Club has lovingly preserved Person's Ordinary in Littleton, NC. Person's Ordinary is believed to be the last pre-revolutionary stagecoach/tavern stop on the East Coast that is not only an original building but is located on its original site. England's King Charles II, through the Earl of Granville, granted Thomas Person land in the County of Bute, later re
named Warren County in 1779. As early as 1770, the building was complete, and a license was issued for operation. Ordinaries dotted the landscape in the 1700's. They provided rest and nourishment for the people who stopped by on foot, on horseback, or by stage. It was a place to socialize, transact business, pick up mail, talk politics and even get your teeth pulled. The Ordinary served as a meeting house, courthouse, and a place of entertainment. Thomas Person remained active in politics, and sat on the committee that drafted the Halifax Resolves on April 12, 1776. He also help shape North Carolina's state constitution.
