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What Were Wild West Saloons Really Like

What Were Wild West Saloons Really Like

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Wild West saloons have been portrayed in popular culture as dens of vice and violence. Located throughout the American frontier, Western saloons were part of the landscape, present in small camps and growing towns alike. Saloons in the Wild West served as repositories of information, houses of companionship, and refuge points amid isolation and loneliness.

Credit Voices of the Past

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