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After the Civil War, Mike Smith opened on this corner what became the roughest, toughest saloon in Grayville's history. Smith made a fortune in illegal whiskey and gambling. The saloon was torched in 1881, rebuilt, and was finally put out of business by the state of Illinois.
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Grayville, Illinois · United States
