FARTHEST WESTERNLY -- Bar in the Continental United States
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
N 40° 34.570 W 124° 15.867
10T E 392978 N 4492477
A plaque hanging in front of the Palace Saloon (also known as the M.H. Donnelly Building) notes it as being the most westernly bar in the continental United States.
Waymark Code: WM18N41
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 08/27/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
Views: 1

A plaque hangs in front of the establishment and notes a superlative and reads:
Ferndale Palace Saloon

Circa 1890. Farthest Westernly Bar in the continental United States.

Dedicated on February 13, 1993, by the
Native Sons of the Golden West.
Harly M. Harty, Grand President
In Memory of Joseph G. Oeschger PGP

This building is listed as contributing building No. 21 as part of the Ferndale Downtown Historic District and listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. It was erected in 1902 and opened as Mike Donnelly's Palace Saloon on the lower floor. During Prohibition, the store operated briefly as a restaurant using the same name. In 1960, the Dusinas opened a modern liquor store in the building that operated in conjunction with the bar. Inside, the original bar and much of the ornate interior woodwork can still be seen.

Type of documentation of superlative status: Plaque

Location of coordinates: Building entrance

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