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The first saloon was established at Brown's Hole, Wyoming, in 1822, to serve fur trappers. [citation needed] By 1880, the growth of saloons was in full swing. In Leavenworth, Kansas, there were "about 150 saloons and four wholesale liquor houses". [1] Some saloons in the Old West were little more than casinos, brothels, and opium dens.
[2] [3] The saloon was established in 1873 during the eminence of the cattle drive era exemplary of the late nineteenth century Old West. [4] The saloon served as a rest stop for ranch hands herding livestock on Texas cattle drive trails equivalent to the Chisholm Trail, Shawnee Trail, and Western Trail.
1. Cody, Wyoming. As its name suggests, Cody was founded by "Buffalo Bill" Cody himself. The discovery of oil fields and the founding of nearby Yellowstone National Park have ensured the town has ...
The saloon hosted many Old West characters including Clay Allison, Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, Frank Loving, Mysterious Dave, Charlie Bassett (town marshal), and brothers Ed, James, and Bat Masterson. The saloon was the site of a gunfight on April 5, 1879, between Frank Loving and Levi Richardson.
The Old Style Saloon No. 10 is located in Deadwood, South Dakota, United States. The original location is best known as the site where the American Old West legend Wild Bill Hickok was assassinated by the Coward Jack McCall while playing a game of poker on August 2, 1876. Saloon No. 10 was originally located on placer claim number 10 from which ...
Bucket of Blood Saloon, old West saloon in Arizona; Bloody Mary (cocktail), originally called "Bucket of Blood" See also. The Bloody Bucket (pub), DeSoto Caverns ...
Luke Lamar Short (January 22, 1854 – September 8, 1893) was an American Old West gunfighter, cowboy, U.S. Army scout, dispatch rider, gambler, boxing promoter, and saloon owner. He survived numerous gunfights, the most famous of which were against Charlie Storms in Tombstone, Arizona Territory , and against Jim Courtright in Fort Worth, Texas .
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