Historical Plaza Walking Tour Stop 15
Snake Row had many different kinds of saloons. Nick Lentz offered medicinal baths. On August 15, 1873, Ben Thompson confronted fellow gambler John Sterling in Lentz's saloon across the street from this sign. The disagreement was about the winnings of a game of Monte held at "Gambler's Roost" (12) earlier in the day. Sterling slapped Thompson and Ellsworth lawman, "Happy Jack" Morco, drew a gun on Thompson. Thompson told Morco not to interfere and then demanded that he "take the drunken man away!" Morco and Sterling went out in the street and walked west toward Jake New's Saloon (17). Thompson later returned to Brennan's Saloon (12) where more trouble soon erupted.| HM Number | HM10O1 |
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| Tags | |
| Marker Number | 15 |
| Placed By | Ellsworth County Economic Development, Ellsworth-Kanapolis Area Chamber of Commerce, Ellwsorth County Historical Society, et |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014 at 9:42am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 14S E 566800 N 4286891 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 38.72816667, -98.23150000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 43.69', W 98° 13.89' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 43' 41.40" N, 98° 13' 53.40" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 785 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 101-199 Es Main St, Ellsworth KS 67439, US |
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