What is Western saloon?
[[Image:Buckhorn Saloon, Pinos Altos.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The Buckhorn Saloon in Pinos Altos, New Mexico]] A '''Western saloon''' is a type of [[Bar (business)|bar]] that was popular during the [[American Old West|Old West]]. The very first saloon was created in Brown's Hole, [[Wyoming]], in 1822 and served fur trappers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-saloons.html|accessdate=2013-06-30|title=Saloons of the American West|publisher=Legends of America}}</ref> Some of the saloons offered dancing girls, some of them sometimes doubled as [[prostitute]]s. A lot of saloons offered [[poker]], [[Faro (card game)|faro]], [[Three card brag|brag]], [[dice]] games, [[Three-card Monte|three-card monte]], [[billiards]], [[darts]], and [[bowling]]. Some saloons included piano players, [[can-can]] girls, and theatrical skits. During his lifetime, [[Wyatt Earp]] owned and worked in many saloons. ==References== {{reflist}} {{multistub|US|history}} [[Category:American Old West]] [[Category:Places where alcohol is served]]