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Businesses in Jefferson County, 1900-1950
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Sylvia Rideout Bishop operated a tavern in the basement of Payne’s Hotel called the Tap Room. Well-known Black entertainers like Fats Domino and Ike and Tina Turner stayed at the hotel when they were traveling and entertaining through the South on the Chitlin’ Circuit.

Courtesy of Jefferson County Black History Preservation Society

Courtesy of Jefferson County Black History Preservation Society