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== Pioneer Saloon == [[File:Goodsprings Nevada Pioneer Saloon 2.jpg|left|thumb|The Pioneer Saloon, built in 1913]] Goodsprings is the home of the Pioneer Saloon, which opened in 1913 and is considered to be one of the oldest saloons in Nevada.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{cite news |title=Saloon Serves History Along with Beer |first=Bob |last=Thomas |newspaper=Arizona Republic |location=Phoenix, Arizona |date=July 25, 1993 |page=T2 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85725395/saloon-serves-history-along-with-beer/ |access-date=September 21, 2021 |archive-date=September 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921163141/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85725395/saloon-serves-history-along-with-beer/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The walls of the saloon are made out of [[Tin ceiling|pressed tin]].<ref name=":3" /> On June 27, 1915 a dispute over a [[card game]] between Paul Coski and miner Joe Armstrong resulted in Armstrong firing twice at Coski, killing him.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=1915-08-31 |title=Will probably have to Stand Trial |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-appeal-goodsprings-pioneer-sal/147972176/ |access-date=2024-05-24 |work=[[Carson City Daily Appeal]] |pages=1 |archive-date=2024-05-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524081458/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-appeal-goodsprings-pioneer-sal/147972176/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1915-07-03 |title=Goodsprings Pioneer Saloon Shooting |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-goldfield-news-and-weekly-tribune-go/147972305/ |access-date=2024-05-24 |work=The Goldfield News and Weekly Tribune |pages=5 |archive-date=2024-05-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524081523/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-goldfield-news-and-weekly-tribune-go/147972305/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Armstrong was initially [[Exoneration|exonerated]] of wrong doing by [[coroner's jury]] on the basis of [[self-defense]].<ref name=":2" /> He was subsequently put on trial and found [[Acquittal|not-guilty]] according to ''[[Reno Gazette-Journal]]'' on the basis that "he had never been a quarrelsome man, and had a splendid record".<ref>{{Cite news |date=1915-10-22 |title=Las Vegas Man Acquitted of Murder |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/reno-gazette-journal-goodsprings-pioneer/147972335/ |access-date=2024-05-24 |work=Reno Gazette-Journal |pages=4 |archive-date=2024-05-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524081542/https://www.newspapers.com/article/reno-gazette-journal-goodsprings-pioneer/147972335/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The contemporary saloon showcases two holes in the wall that it says were bullet holes from the shooting with a local newspaper article explaining the case.<ref name=":1" /> The Pioneer Saloon and several other locations around Las Vegas were raided in 1924 by regulatory officers in violation of [[Prohibition in the United States|prohibition]] banning the sale of alcohol.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1924-11-01 |title=Pioneer Saloon Goodsprings |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/reno-gazette-pioneer-saloon-goodsprings/147972636/ |access-date=2024-05-24 |work=Reno Gazette |pages=3 |archive-date=2024-05-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524092225/https://www.newspapers.com/article/reno-gazette-pioneer-saloon-goodsprings/147972636/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In addition, the Pioneer Saloon has a small memorial to [[Carole Lombard]] and her husband [[Clark Gable]]. Lombard's plane [[TWA Flight 3]] crashed into nearby [[Potosi Mountain (Nevada)|Potosi Mountain]] on January 16, 1942,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2023-06-16 |title=Nevada history comes alive at Pioneer Saloon, south of Las Vegas |url=https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/nevada-history-comes-alive-at-pioneer-saloon-south-of-las-vegas/ |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=KLAS |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-06-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230624045436/https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/nevada-history-comes-alive-at-pioneer-saloon-south-of-las-vegas/ |url-status=live }}</ref> resulting in the death of all 22 people on board, including Lombard's mother and press agent.<ref>{{cite web |title=History of the Pioneer Saloon |url=https://www.pioneersaloon.info/history.html |access-date=2022-12-09}}</ref> The saloon and hotel were the centers of operations for the search in the aftermath of the accident.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-11-07 |title=Pioneer Saloon in Goodsprings celebrates 100 years of memories |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/pioneer-saloon-in-goodsprings-celebrates-100-years-of-memories/ |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=Las Vegas Review-Journal |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-06-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603034241/https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/pioneer-saloon-in-goodsprings-celebrates-100-years-of-memories/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Goodsprings Ghost Town {{!}} Goodsprings, Nevada |url=https://travelnevada.com/ghost-town/goodsprings-ghost-town/ |access-date=2022-12-09 |archive-date=2023-01-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129114249/https://travelnevada.com/ghost-town/goodsprings-ghost-town/ |url-status=live }}</ref> A new owner purchased the saloon in 2006, and put around 2 million dollars renovating the building.<ref name=":8" /> The Pioneer Saloon was purchased in 2021 for 1.5 million dollars after the previous owner had owned it for 15 years.<ref name=":1" /> The saloon has also been used as a [[filming location]] for film productions such as ''[[Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film)|Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas]]'', and ''[[Miss Congeniality (film)|Miss Congeniality]]'' as well as the [[reality television]] series ''[[Ghost Adventures]]''.<ref name=":0" /> This saloon appeared in several films and TV series, such as ''[[The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]]'', ''[[The Misfits (1961 film)|The Misfits]]'', and ''[[Cherry 2000]]''.{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}} The town also features prominently in the 2010 video game ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]''. The saloon, which is re-created accurately in the videogame, has a small corner dedicated to the game. Since 2022, the saloon has hosted a yearly festival, drawing thousands of [[Fallout (franchise)|Fallout fans]] from around the world to Goodsprings.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-01 |title=Welcome to Fabulous New Vegas |url=https://knpr.org/desert-companion/2024-03-31/welcome-to-fabulous-new-vegas |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240503173404/https://knpr.org/desert-companion/2024-03-31/welcome-to-fabulous-new-vegas |archive-date=2024-05-03 |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=[[Nevada Public Radio|KNPR]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Fallout: New Vegas inspires a holiday in Nevada town |url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/culture/fallout-new-vegas-day-pioneer-saloon |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231123030828/https://www.gamedeveloper.com/culture/fallout-new-vegas-day-pioneer-saloon |archive-date=2023-11-23 |access-date=2022-07-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-17 |title='Fallout' Fan Celebration: Thousands of gamers descend on tiny Goodsprings |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/fallout-fan-celebration-thousands-of-gamers-descend-on-tiny-goodsprings-3213312/ |access-date=2024-12-06 |website=Las Vegas Review-Journal |language=en-US}}</ref>
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