![]() ![]() Rushmore Street in Custer, South Dakota, also has some stories to tell, the Breckenridge version has a more esteemed position in its contribution to the annals of American saloons. A dozen new saloons opened, but none outshone the old Gold Pan, which has quenched Breckenridge’s thirst since 1879.” (emphasis supplied)Īnd I would suggest that although the bar with the same name on Mt. By 1990, the town had grown to 1,285 nearly its mid-1880’s peak population. The drowsy decades ended with an avalanche of development triggered by the opening of the Breckenridge Ski Area….in the early 1960’s. “In 1880, the town had eighteen saloons and three dance halls on Main Street….The number of saloons and mines began to taper off by 1910 when Breckenridge went into total hibernation. Quenching the thirst of miners, skiers and residents since Rutherford B. ![]()
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