The photo at the top right, taken in 1928, shows the building which now houses the Gateway Seafood Restaurant on U.S. 40 at Conococheague. The structure was originally built in 1778 and served as a tavern and a private residence. It was part of a 20,000-acre estate known as Pleasant Meadows. Cattleman driving their herds from Baltimore to Wheeling along the National Pike would stop there because of easy access to water and grazing.