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  • Look What They Found In Old Wild West

    03/07/2004 10:09:26 AM PST · by ATOMIC_PUNK · 53 replies · 1,962+ views
    http://channels.netscape.com ^ | two years ago | Cathryn Conroy
    Look What They Found In Old Wild WestMore than two years ago, archaeologists made an astounding find when they were digging in the dirt about 20 miles southeast of Reno, Nevada: The remnants of an Old West saloon that was open for business from 1864 to 1875. But this wasn't just any old saloon. It was the Boston Saloon of Virginia City, and it was owned by William A. G. Brown, a free black man from Massachusetts who catered to the community's small population of African-Americans, as well as the white people in the town. This is the first known...