South on route 10, Abigail’s was originally the Pettibone Tavern. Jonathan Pettibone built the first tavern about 1780 and, after fire largely destroyed it, rebuilt it in 1801. The large chimney stack is thought to come from the original building, and some nineteenth-century features remain. Like most taverns, it offered weary travelers a place to sleep as well as drink and dine. During the Revolutionary War, Jonathan Pettibone, who lived from 1741 to 1826, was with his father, Colonel Jonathan Pettibone, commander of the 18th Regiment Connecticut Militia, when his father died in 1776 during Washington’s retreat from Long Island. Jonathan’s three brothers also served. Across the road from the former tavern, the White Memorial Fountain was dedicated to Dr. Roderick White in 1892. At that time, it stood in the heart of Weatogue Village. Dr. White, educated at Yale and much beloved, treated many people with water-borne illnesses, making the spring-fed fountain an appropriate tribute.