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Re: The oldest bar in every state

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Why would a bar in Alaska close during prohibition when they weren't part of the USA yet?

Alaska wasn't a state yet, but it was part of the United States and thus federal law applied there.

Moreover, Alaska passed its own alcohol prohibition laws before the nation-wide prohibition.

Re: The oldest bar in every state

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Finally a use for copy/pasting AI!

1668 — Old ’76 House — Tappan, New York

1673 — White Horse Tavern — Newport, Rhode Island

1681 — King George II Inn — Bristol, Pennsylvania

1742 — Black Horse Tavern & Pub — Mendham, New Jersey

1747 — Reynolds Tavern and 1747 Pub — Annapolis, Maryland

1753 — The Pirate’s House — Savannah, Georgia

1776 — The Griswold Inn — Essex, Connecticut

1779 — Old Talbott Tavern — Bardstown, Kentucky

1779 — The Tavern — Abingdon, Virginia

1780 — Warren Tavern — Charlestown, Massachusetts

1789 — The Inn at Hancock — Hancock, New Hampshire

1790 — Ye Olde Tavern — Manchester, Vermont

1806 — Old Absinthe House — New Orleans, Louisiana

1827 — Ye Olde Trail Tavern — Yellow Springs, Ohio

1831 — New Hudson Inn — New Hudson, Michigan

1835 — Knickerbocker Saloon — Lafayette, Indiana

1842 — O’Malley’s — Weston, Missouri

1847 — The Village Tavern — Long Grove, Illinois

1850 — Landmark 1850 — Milwaukee, Wisconsin

1852 — Golden Gate Saloon — Grass Valley, California

1852 — Breitbach’s Country Dining — Balltown, Iowa

1853 — The Genoa Bar and Saloon — Genoa, Nevada

1857 — Hays House Restaurant and Tavern — Council Grove, Kansas

1859 — The Buffalo Rose — Golden, Colorado

1860s — Buckhorn Saloon and Opera House — Las Vegas, New Mexico

1862 — Miners and Stockmen’s Steakhouse — Hartville, Wyoming

1863 — Bale of Hay Saloon — Virginia City, Montana

1864 — Kelly’s Logan House — Wilmington, Delaware

1866 — Scholz Garten — Austin, Texas

1876 — Glur’s Tavern — Columbus, Nebraska

1877 — The Palace Restaurant and Saloon — Prescott, Arizona

1877 — Buffalo Bodega — Deadwood, South Dakota

1879 — Shooting Star Saloon — Huntsville, Utah

1883 — Pioneer Saloon — Paisley, Oregon

1887 — Neumann’s — North St. Paul, Minnesota

1887 — Bluebird Inn — Bickleton, Washington

1891 — Imperial Bar — Juneau, Alaska

1896 — Eischen’s Bar — Okarche, Oklahoma

1896 — Springwater Supper Club & Lounge — Nashville, Tennessee

1899 — North End Tavern and Brewery — Parkersburg, West Virginia

1903 — The Palace Saloon — Fernandina Beach, Florida

1905 — The Ohio Club — Hot Springs, Arkansas

1906 — Ford’s Bar — Idaho Falls, Idaho

1932 — Antlers Bar — Blowing Rock, North Carolina

1933 — Henry’s on the Market — Charleston, South Carolina

1935 — Town Hall Bar — West Fargo, North Dakota

1936 — Forest Gardens — Portland, Maine

1946 — Callaghan’s Irish Social Club — Mobile, Alabama

1948 — Blue Front Cafe — Bentonia, Mississippi

1957 — La Mariana Sailing Club — Honolulu, Hawaii

Source: https://www.businessinsider.com/oldest-bar-every-state

Re: The oldest bar in every state

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The Pioneer Saloon in Paisley, Oregon is pretty solid, considering it's in the middle of nowhere in the Oregon outback. It's actually a popular stop (not that there's a lot of options) for folks who drive down to Burning Man from Seattle and Portland, so it will be seeing quite a few more visitors over the next few weeks.

That whole area makes for a fascinating trip. It is really, really empty and remote. Paisley is home to one of the largest ranches in the US: https://crookcountyhistorycenter.org/2022/10/one-of-largest-... And nearby they found some extremely old coprolites: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paisley_Caves The somewhat nearby Christmas Valley area saw some the world's oldest footwear discovered in a cave https://www.orego…

And if you're visiting the area, absolutely stop at Summer Lake Hot Springs, which is just a few miles outside of Paisley. They have natural geothermal hot springs, which combined with the pitch black sky out there, makes for some incredible late night soaks under the stars.

Re: The oldest bar in every state

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In the North Dakota section, the picture is of a Bonanzaville street (a sort of living museum of Fargo's history), not the functioning Town Hall Bar. The Town Hall Bar is trivial to see from Google Street View. Yes, there is a "Meat Raffle" every year.

Re: The oldest bar in every state

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post #31

Why would a bar in Alaska close during prohibition when they weren't part of the USA yet?

Alaska wasn't a state yet, but it was part of the United States and thus federal law applied there. Moreover, Alaska passed its own alcohol prohibition laws before the nation-wide prohibition.

Moreover still, there are still communities in Alaska that have (locally mandated) prohibition.

In fact, there is a pending Supreme Court case related to this in which a pilot's airplane was confiscated when his passengers were discovered with beer in one of those places: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jouppi_v._Alaska

Re: The oldest bar in every state

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The Old '76 House in New York has direct ties to the US Revolution. John André was held and tried for espionage in the building, and would be the first British aristocrat hanged by the Colonists.

Most people don't remember André, but are more familiar with his co-conspirator. That was Benedict Arnold, who, among other treasonous acts, had arranged with André to turn over the fort at West Point to the British.

The story goes that George Washington was in the building now known as the Old '76 House when he was informed of Arnold's traitorous plans. Upon learning this, he walked to the wall where a picture of Arnold hung and turned it upside down. It remains there, still upside down, to this day.

https://www.lohud.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2023/1...

Re: The oldest bar in every state

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post #38

The Old '76 House in New York has direct ties to the US Revolution. John André was held and tried for espionage in the building, and would be the first British aristocrat hanged by the Colonists. Most people don't remember André, but are more familiar with his co-conspirator. That was Benedict Arnold, who, among other treasonous acts, had arranged with André to turn over the fort at West Point to the British. The sto…

There's a memorial a few blocks away, at the site of his execution, that now lives in the middle of a suburban street.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Major+Andre+Monument/@41.0...

Re: The oldest bar in every state

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

In the 1800s, there were a lot of fraternal organizations. Some of them were social clubs [0], some provided for funeral arrangements [1]. About the only remaining one of these is (are?) Freemasonry. One should remember that the US had very strong anti-Catholic feelings [2] until the early 1900s. Irish-Americans remember that back then, they were not considered "white" (neither were Italians or Spanish speaking peopl…

There was never a point in American history where the Irish were not considered white. It's just that racism is amazingly not limited to whites vs non-whites.

Indeed! [0]

Also pervasive is this idea that Irish were also enslaved in the Americas when they were not. Indentured servitude yes but enslavement, no. [1]

[0] https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/victorian-literature...

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_slaves_myth

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