1890’s – Best’s Restaurant and Saloon

1890’s – Best’s Restaurant and Saloon

Berry Best’s brother and sister-in-law Ira and Jewel Best owned a popular restaurant and saloon at the corner of Walnut and Front Streets.  The kitchen help is pictured here standing outside with Ira’s domesticated wolves.  The man in the dark hat in the...
1870’s – Robert E. Lee Saloon in Jacksonport

1870’s – Robert E. Lee Saloon in Jacksonport

Said by residents to be the original Tunstall Tavern in Jacksonport, renamed the Robert E. Lee saloon after the Civil War, this was a favorite watering hole for men of the town.  The outside stairway, large central chimney, and upper gallery place it architecturally...