Virginia City in Madison County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)
J.F. Stoer Saloon
(Bale of Hay Saloon)
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 5, 2009
1. J.F. Stoer Saloon Marker
Inscription.
J.F. Stoer Saloon. (Bale of Hay Saloon). Retail liquor dealer J.F. Stoer operated here from the raucous 1860s until about 1890. From that time until 1908, Smith and Boyd who ran the livery next door ran this establishment, aptly renamed the “Bale of Hay.” After 1908, the building stood empty until 1946 when the Boveys saved it from collapse and added a front porch. In 1983 a fire heavily damaged the building. Construction to repair the building was confined to the saloons interior, allowing the outer square-hewn log walls, supported by a new inner structure, to remain in place. This property contributes to the Virginia City Historic District . Listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior . In cooperation with the Montana Historical Society
Retail liquor dealer J.F. Stoer operated here from the raucous 1860s until about 1890. From that time until 1908, Smith and Boyd who ran the livery next door ran this establishment, aptly renamed the “Bale of Hay.” After 1908, the building stood empty until 1946 when the Boveys saved it from collapse and added a front porch. In 1983 a fire heavily damaged the building. Construction to repair the building was confined to the saloons interior, allowing the outer square-hewn log walls, supported by a new inner structure, to remain in place.
This property contributes to the Virginia City Historic District Listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior In cooperation with the Montana Historical Society
Erected by Montana Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Entertainment • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.
Location. 45° 17.568′ N, 111° 56.888′ W. Marker is in Virginia City, Montana, in Madison County. It is on Wallace Street. The Stoer Saloon marker is located on south side of Wallace Street between Main and Jackson Streets. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 344 West Wallace Street, Virginia City MT 59755, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Montana, in Gold West Country, in Mining Country and in Greater Bozeman. It is also in the American Mountain West and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Ruperts Land and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 614 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 11, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
