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of 1849. It is illegal to play faro for money in all fifty states because the odds favor the players. Faro demonstrations will be conducted at Rache's Place Saloon in the park.
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in the late 19th century. Two of the buildings, the South Park
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who preached in the area from 1861 to 1877 and is one of the sixteen founders of
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