Judge Roy Bean's Jersey Lilly Saloon - Langtry, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 29° 48.552 W 101° 33.629
14R E 252534 N 3300393
Roy Bean used the saloon as his headquarters when authorized as a justice of the peace and notary public. He called himself the "Law West of the Pecos."
Waymark Code: WMR2M8
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/03/2016
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WikipediaLangtry was originally established by European Americans in 1882 of the Southern Pacific Railroad as a grading camp called "Eagle Nest." It was later renamed for George Langtry, an engineer and foreman who supervised the immigrant Chinese work crews building the railroad in the area.
Roy Bean arrived soon after completion of the railroad and set up a tent saloon on company land. He later built a wooden structure for his saloon, which he called "The Jersey Lilly" after the well-known British stage actress Lilly Langtry. She was a native of the island of Jersey. (Born with the surname Le Breton, she was not related to George Langtry.)