The Stag Saloon in Gonzales may be gone, but according to a local TV station, it's certainly not forgotten. At a ceremony downtown in October, a group of merry hucksters celebrated the venue that stood on a lot in town for more than 100 years. The Monterey Viejo Chapter of E Clampus Vitus, or the Clampers as they are known, held the event.
"This was more than a bar or saloon or tavern. It was a meeting place for the local community," said Grand Humbug Carl Taylor.
The active fraternity dates back to California's gold rush of the 1840s.
The Clampers said they love to celebrate tradition all in good fun.
To them, the Stag Saloon, like a lot of venues in what was then the Wild West, is just as important as the first courthouse or train station and that's why Taylor said the group made the effort since they believe we should honor all that had a role in making our state great.
The Stag Saloon was the oldest building in Gonzales at one time and was built in 1873 and torn down in 1985. >>more>>
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