Boar's Nest

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The Boar's Nest is the local restaurant and watering hole in the television series, The Dukes of Hazzard.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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).

The Dukes of Hazzard

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