Originally known as Fay's House, it is marked now by a granite and copper statue placed in 1896.

During the tavern's 102 years of existence, it was the site of many important events in Vermont's colonial and revolutionary history.

It was, for instance, the site of the public hanging of New York grantee and Queen's Rangers member David Redding.

A local merchant, John Burnham, delayed the execution by pointing out that Redding had been tried by six rather than twelve men.

The Catamount served as headquarters for the Green Mountain Boys while making their plans against the New Yorkers and the British.