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Site of Snake Saloon

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Thurber, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 32° 30' 47.93637999996", -98° 25' 14.68616000016"
 
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    Saloons were prominent in the life and history of Thurber and were often settings for union organizational efforts. The first Snake Saloon, located between the drugstore and the livery stable in the center of town, was famous for its massive horseshoe-shaped mahogany bar. After liquor sales were outlawed in Erath County in 1904, the Snake Saloon relocated just inside Palo Pinto County, 150 yards west of this site. The 40' x 120' building featured a bar as long as two train cars. The saloon closed in 1920 after passage of the federal prohibition law. (1995)

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Site of Snake Saloon Historical Marker Location Map, Thurber, Texas