Later History of The Site
The original building at the site burned down in 1879. The I.H. Chase Building, which housed a clothing store, was built on the site in 1898. When Chase moved out, Frank X. Smith opened a beer hall. The building later housed the Eagle Inn, the sign of which still hangs on the upper portion of the building. Today, the building (at 624 Main St.) houses the "Wild West Casino". The building displays a sign that says it was the actual location at which Hickok was shot.
The saloon business has been moved to a different location, along with many of the original site's decorations (including the chair in which Hickok was sitting when he was shot), and renamed the "No. 10 Saloon".
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