Reeves Brothers Casino - Guthrie, OK
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N 35° 52.631 W 097° 25.663
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A marker detailing how the citizens of Guthrie thumbed their noses at the law during prohibition
Waymark Code: WMY19Q
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 03/31/2018
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This very funny story about the Reeves Brothers Casino in Guthrie is on a historical marker on the east side of Honor Park.
Reeves Brothers Casino
One of the most notorious gambling houses of the Southwest, opened in a tent April 23, 1889. Soon a frame building went up later replaced by brick. The owners claimed their doors never closed, day or night, for 15 years. When closed by prohibition in 1907, a key could not be found. Inside, a sign proclaimed:
"We the citizens of Guthrie are law-abiding people. But to any one coming here looking for trouble, we always keep it in stock with a written guarantee that we will give you a decent burial. We will wash your face, comb your hair, and polish your boots. Place your sombrero on your grave, and erect a momento as a warning to others saying...'he tried and failed'."
County: Oklahoma
Record Address::
N.W. corner of W. Harrison and S. Second St.
Guthrie, OK USA
73044
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Date Erected: 2017
Sponsor (Who put it there): Donald W. Reynolds Foundation 1980
Web site if available: Not listed
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