Oshkosh in Garden County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Bar and Pool Hall
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Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 13, 2023
1. Bar and Pool Hall Marker
This building has served as a bar and pool hall for most of its life. Hattie Woolf owned the land in 1907 after purchasing it from the A. Sudman Company. Isaac Woolf owned the land from 1907-1923; George Polk bought it in 1923 and sold it to James J. Caslin in 1925. In 1926, Mr. Caslin built a bar and pool hall. Mark, Frank and Jim Caslin owned and ran the place until Sadie Suit (Caslin) inherited it in 1940.
Bill Englert bought the business from Frank Caslin and added a bowling alley. Bob Erb remembered setting pins by hand in the late 1930's. Mr. Englert ran the business until he passed away. Jim Perkins and Gale Brooks ran the business in the 1940's. Don and Irma Martin leased the building in 1957 and continued the bar and pool hall until 1972. The Martins sold the business to William and Millie Hobbie. The Hobbies bought the building in 1975 from Mrs. Dorothy Hoover and Cecil Suit, Sadie Caslin's children.
By 1957, when the Martins bought the business, there was no longer a bowling alley. Mike and Joanne Allen bought the building and business in 1985 and ran it as a bar and pool hall until its closing in 2007. Cathy
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Erected 2014 by Old Town Project and 2010 Garden County Centennial Planning Committee.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1926.
Location. 41° 24.274′ N, 102° 20.656′ W. Marker is in Oshkosh, Nebraska, in Garden County. It is on Main Street just south of East Avenue C (Robinson Avenue), on the left when traveling south. The marker is mounted directly on the subject building, on the right side of the front entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 219 Main Street, Oshkosh NE 69154, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Nebraska Panhandle. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, on the Great Plains, and specifically on the High Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World,
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 13, 2023
2. Bar and Pool Hall Marker
The marker is on the right side of the front entrance.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Nebraska State Bank (within shouting distance of this marker); Williams Hotel and Original Garden County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Garden County News (within shouting distance of this marker); Morris Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); Consumers Public Power Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Oshkosh Land and Cattle Co. “Company Store” (within shouting distance of this marker); Masonic Lodge (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oshkosh.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 13, 2023
3. Canada Goose Mural
This Canada goose mural spans the north side of the building.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 13, 2023
4. Bar and Pool Hall
Today the building houses an antique and collectables shopping mall.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 29, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 26, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 10 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 27, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
