Dobson's Tavern

103 E. Mountain Street - the sight of Dobson's Tavern, later sold to Joseph Kerner and known as Kerner's Crossroads. In 1771 William Dobson purchased the land at the crossroads and would soon build a tavern for travelers who were using the crossroads. Eventually Dobson would purchase another 1133 acres. In 1791, George Washington stopped at Dobson's Tavern and have breakfast on his way from Salem to the Revolutionary War Battleground in Guilford. Washington was on his Southern Tour. The tavern and land would eventually change hands and in 1817 Joseph Kerner purchased the land and inn. The inn was now known as Kerner's Crossroads. The town grew around the crossroads, and in 1871 the Town of Kernersville was incorporated.