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Glur's Tavern believed to be oldest bar west of Missouri River

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 11 Oct, 14:19 · Archive

Glur's Tavern in Columbus, Nebraska has operated since 1876, believed to be the oldest tavern on this side of the Missouri River, according to manager Tabitha Riedmiller. The building retains many original features including tables and flooring from its construction, though the floor required reinforcement from the basement about twenty years ago after it began sinking. Additions have been built onto the front and back of the original structure.

Manager Riedmiller says Buffalo Bill Cody is believed to have visited the location because he lived in North Platte and had a friend in Columbus. A story holds that Cody once brought a $1,000 bill to the tavern and paid for drinks for everyone there. The tavern's basement has dirt floors and once contained tunnels running to one of the town's funeral homes that were used during Prohibition, though the tunnel entrance is now boarded up and inaccessible.

The tavern serves burgers, chicken and fries from a small kitchen and offers a daily special. The beer garden has been redone with new turf installed, and cornhole will be added next year along with the return of horseshoes, a game Riedmiller said was played there in the past.

Glur's Tavern believed to be oldest bar west of Missouri River
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In this story: Glur's Tavern · Columbus · Nebraska · Tabitha Riedmiller · Buffalo Bill Cody · Missouri River · North Platte

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