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The Boar's Nest is the local restaurant and watering hole in the television series, The Dukes of Hazzard. Image File history File links Wiki_letter_w. ... Toms Restaurant, a restaurant in New York made familiar by Suzanne Vega and the television sitcom Seinfeld For other uses, see Restaurant (disambiguation). ... A tavern is, loosely, a place of business where people gather to drink alcoholic beverages and, more than likely, also be served food, though not licenced to put up guests. ... The Dukes of Hazzard is an American television series that originally aired on the CBS television network from 1979 to 1985. ...

It is the oldest establishment in Hazzard County, and is owned by Boss Hogg. It is the main social gathering place for the Duke family—cousins Bo, Luke and Daisy, and their Uncle Jesse—and their friends and adversaries. Daisy is employed as a waitress at the business. Hazzard County can mean different things: Hazzard County is a fictional place, and the setting for The Dukes of Hazzard. ... Sorrell Booke, portraying the character that made him famous, Boss Hogg. Spoiler warning: J.D. (Jefferson Davis) Hogg (better known as Boss Hogg) is a fictional character featured in the United States television series, The Dukes of Hazzard. ... Cast of The Dukes of Hazzard, starting from the left going counter-clockwise: Sorrell Booke (Boss Hogg), Tom Wopat (Luke Duke), Catherine Bach (Daisy Duke), John Schneider (Bo Duke), James Best , Sonny Shroyer (Deputy Enos Strate), Denver Pyle (Uncle Jesse), Christopher Mayer (Vance Duke), Byron Cherry (Coy Duke), and Ben... Cast of The Dukes of Hazzard, starting from the left going counter-clockwise: Sorrell Booke (Boss Hogg), Tom Wopat (Luke Duke), Catherine Bach (Daisy Duke), John Schneider (Bo Duke), James Best , Sonny Shroyer (Deputy Enos Strate), Denver Pyle (Uncle Jesse), Christopher Mayer (Vance Duke), Byron Cherry (Coy Duke), and Ben... The original Daisy Duke from the television series, played by Catherine Bach Daisy Duke is a fictional character, played by Catherine Bach, from the American television series The Dukes of Hazzard. ... Denver Pyle as Uncle Jesse Duke in The Dukes of Hazzard Jesse L. Duke, also known as Uncle Jesse, was a fictional character in the American television series The Dukes of Hazzard which ran from 1979 to 1985. ...

The establishment contains ample seating room for customers, a small kitchen (where meals are prepared) and a bar where alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages are served. The main bar also contains a popcorn machine, a jukebox, a pinball machine, a pool table and pay telephone. There is also a small stage area, where plays, contests and performances by big-name country music stars perform. A popcorn popper is a device used to pop popcorn. ... For other uses, see Jukebox (disambiguation) A jukebox is a partially automated music-playing device, usually a coin-operated machine, that can play specially selected songs from self-contained media. ... This article is in need of attention. ... Categories: Sports stubs | Billiards ... A payphone or pay phone is a public telephone, with payment by inserting money (usually coins) or a debit card (a special telephone card or a multi-purpose card) or credit card before a call is made. ... country music, see Country music (disambiguation) In popular music, country music, also called country and western music or country-western, is an amalgam of popular musical forms developed in the Southern United States, with roots in traditional folk music, Celtic music, blues, gospel music, and old-time music that began...

In the back of the restaurant is an office where Boss Hogg conducts many of his crooked business schemes. The basement has an escape tunnel, which was used in the days when the Hogg and Duke families were involved in shine running and were trying to elude the authorities. Shine Road The name tells the history of this back road in Hemingway, South Carolina Revenue men at the site of moonshine stills, Kentucky, 1911 or before Moonshining is the making of whiskey surreptitiously and illegally; this name came about because the activity of distilling whiskey unlawfully was usually done...

Outside the business are two Hoggoco gas pumps and ample parking space. The parking lot often serves as the starting and finishing lines for various races that take place in Hazzard County.

Origin

The Boar’s Nest was an actual bar in the area where Jerry Rushing used to run shine. His stories were the basis for the film Moonrunners (the precursor to the Dukes of Hazzard, and the first appearance of the Boar’s Nest on camera). Template:Neutrality Jerry Rushing 2005 An American icon with a T.V show, and 2 movies based on the events of his life. ... “Moonrunners” is a 1975 film, and the precursor to The Dukes of Hazzard. ...

The building used as the Boar's Nest in Covington, Georgia during the filming of the first five episodes of season one still exists. It is now being used as a church (ironically enough).