Whiskey had none of these disadvantages and was, accordingly, the libation of choice. Bulky, heavy, and liable to spoil en route, beer required brewers to work close to sizeable populations of thirsty consumers. Most of these saloons served some form of whiskey, which was more efficient and cost-effective to transport than kegs of beer. Saloons were often the first establishments in camp-even when calling them an “establishment” might mean stretching the truth as taut as the canvas on their tent frames. Contact National & State Register StaffĪs Americans and others of European ancestry chased dreams of wealth in mineral rushes throughout the US West in the latter half of the nineteenth century, saloonkeepers followed close on the miners’ heels.Recent Listings in the National & State Registers.Colorado State Register of Historic Properties.Preservation Planning Unit Resource Center. Information for Archaeologists, Paleontologists and Researchers.Information for Students and Volunteers.Information for Museums and Curatorial Repositories.State-Approved Museums and Curatorial Repositories Expand.Office of Archaeology & Historic Preservation. Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation.
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