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The Hotel Historian

Photo credit: Alan Brunettin
Ken Price - Palmer House Hilton Hotel Photo credit: Alan Brunettin

The sumptuous Palmer House Hilton is the oldest continuously operating hotel in the U.S.  The current building sits on the site of the original Palmer House Hotel, which was destroyed in the Great Fire of 1871 — just 13 days after it opened.

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