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EDDE

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that BLUE BALL TAVERN ive been there
nice place but gives me a stomach ache :P
 

Ocean7

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thanks Gypsy - great research as always! :)
 

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I remember Blue Ball Tavern. Used to know people that worked there. Not to far away from me. If I am correct it or another old building next to it was torn down years ago.
 

Old Rerntern

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This topic reminds me of a story I heard quite a few years back. There was a Tavern in St. Clair that was a regular haunt for local miners around the turn of the 20th century. The story goes that durning that time the patrons would toss coins at the large mirror behind the bar to see if they could get them on the top shelf. Successful patrons would receive a free drink and the bar tender and owner would share the take at the end of the evening. Now, the story goes that the Tavern closed down and remained closed for many years. It was eventually sold and the new owners began renovation. Upon removing the large mirror and shelving, they found a large number of coins, some dating back to the mid 1800's.

I wonder if this practice was te same through out the coal mining communities? If so, how many more old bars and taverns have hidden threasure behind the walls?
 

CoilFisher

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Would that be the Wooden Keg Tavern I hear about?
I was talking to someone from the coal region today, and that came up in conversation.
Apparently, there is a tunnel room in the basement? And, if I am not mistaken is it a very old tavern.
 

nsdq

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American house still standing in stouchburg pa
 

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