Marker Name: Star of the West
Marker Type: Other (Please identify in marker text)
Marker text:
Here stood one of the most famous saloons of the West. The building, called Kunz's Hall and built in 1869, also housed the Kansas Freie Presse a German language newspaper, and the H. J. Helmers barber shop. The saloon was named "Star of the West" in 1871.
Here leading statesmen, military men, plainsmen, and business men met and here they discussed the many issues of the day. In those discussions a city and a state matured.
Even after Kansas adopted constitutional prohibition in 1880 the Star of the West continued to be a saloon until 1887, when it became known as a "restaurant and reading room." The name was discontinued in 1896.
Erected by Leavenworth Historical Society, 1970
Marker Location: Leavenworth
Year Marker Placed: 01/01/1970
Name of agency setting marker: Other (Please identify in marker text)
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Official Marker Number: Not listed
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