Bronze plaque № 49042

Virginia City, NV, United States

African Americans And The Boston Saloon. Between 1866 and 1875, a remarkable business thrived directly behind this building. Free-born William A.G. Brown operated his Boston Saloon, serving Virginia City’s African Americans. Archaeologists have revealed that Brown offered his customers finely prepar

ed meals with the best cuts of meat. Shortly after Brown sold his business, the great fire of 1875 swept through town and destroyed the building. There were rarely more than one hundred African Americ

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