The city of Oswego and the Buckout-Jones building where King Arthur’s Steakhouse & Brew Pub is situated has played a prominent part in our country’s history and the Underground Railroad. The Buckout-Jones building which was constructed in the 1850’s by a white abolitionist named Abram Buckout, was known as a point on the path to freedom for many runaway slaves. These runaways would travel along the underground railroad making their way to Oswego, New York where some of them would find ships to carry them across the lake to Kingston in Canada.
Later that same decade Charles Smith and Tudor E Grant, both formerly enslaved in Maryland, operated barbershops in the basement of the building. While the basement of the building is closed to the public today you can still see some of the same architectural elements in place Charles and Tudor did in our main entryway.
We invite you to visit King Arthur’s Steakhouse & Brewery today to sample our fine hand crafted ales and our expertly prepared menu items.
