The bar at the Wayside Inn in Sudbury, Massachusetts. CBS Boston "Right behind you, that's actual bars that closed the bar and I'm told that originally that's where the term 'bar' came from.

We ask the Wayside’s 11th innkeeper in 300 years and a paranormal investigator about former hostess Jerusha Howe, and find out why she might still be haunting the inn. MUSIC: Copenhagen Waltz ...

Over the 300 years since its opening, The Wayside Inn's restaurant has expanded to 12 rooms, with most built in the 1700s and a few added in the 1920s when American carmaker Henry Ford owned the inn.

But Longfellow’s Wayside Inn near Sudbury, Mass., a leafy village about 20 miles west of Boston, is the genuine article.

The Inn was designated a Massachusetts Landmark in 1970, and the Wayside Inn Historic District, the area around the Inn, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

The Wayside Inn understands that hotel guests are known to pocket things from time to time. A swiped hand towel here and there is expected, but there are a few items that the historic Sudbury inn ...

But Longfellow’s Wayside Inn near Sudbury, a leafy village about 20 miles west of Boston, is the genuine article. It’s said to be America’s oldest operating inn, but “operating” is the ...

The event, put on by the Wayside Inn Foundation, raised about $14,000 before expenses. A Bourbon and Wine Pull was also a successful part of the evening in raising money for the foundation.

By Debora Almeida Globe Correspondent,September 22, 2016, 4:59 p.m. Founded in 1716, Wayside Inn is celebrating its 300th anniversary.The Boston Globe/Globe Freelance ...