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Named by American Cowboy Magazine as one of the top 10 cowboy saloons in the U.S.A., this is Lincoln County New Mexico's most popular destination bar. It was built in 1880 and was originally an office for two attorneys. Info on the sight is available at http://www.noscumallowedsaloon.com

The No Scum Allowed Saloon is one of the most popular watering holes in rural Lincoln County.  It is packed on popular event weekends by a thousand or more patrons (and there will be a "bikers rally" there on September 18-22 of 2015). The Cowboy Mafia plays there August 22, 2015.

Note that liquor licenses in New Mexico are worth their weight in gold (x10).  You can't outright buy one, you have to bid for one, and they're not making any new ones. As a result, the wild west of the land of the Lincoln County Wars is down to only to rural bars, and the No Scum (and Tinnie's) are on the eastern border of the county. Originally this was the Watson-Lund Law Office (in it's day there were more lawyers than miners in White Oaks).  It was never any larger than the brick portion of the building (pictured above). At one time it was a printer's office for a local newspaper. Reportedly the brick had to be brought in by wagon at a considerable cost. Probably the most famous owner of modern times was Bud Crenshaw. Locals still tell Bud Crenshaw stories, and his tombstone is on the back bar (or at least the one he wanted).

Tombstone Of Deputy James Bell In White Oaks. 

Bell was killed by Billy The Kid during the Kid's jailbreak From Lincoln County Jail.

Susan McSween's Tombstone

Susan McSween had her house burned down and her husband killled during the Lincoln County War. Dolan's people AND U.S. Army Colonel Dudley were responsible; Dudley was in direct violation of Posse Comitatus (which states that the U.S. Army cannot be used against U.S. citizens). She would reportedly sue Dudley for damages.

White Oaks is a ghost town located in Lincoln County, New Mexico. It was named for the white oak trees that grew around a local spring in the foothills of the Patos Mountains.    In 1879, following the discovery of gold and coal in the Jicarilla Mountains, White Oaks sprang into existence from nothing. It was frequented by notable Old West personalities, including Billy the Kid, Pat Garrett, and Shotgun John Collins. Jonathan H. Wise established the town's first newspaper in 1880, called the White Oaks Golden Era.

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