Don't be afraid. Lock the doors. Turn out the lights. Inclimb into bed. It's time for

a real building. Dead time. Stories.

Being a co-owner may be one of the toughest jobs in existence. Co-miners lived a hard

life in the 19th century. Most of the digging was done by hand, and they had to live with

everyday hazards such as poor ventilation, cave-ins, and machinery accidents. When you

left to go to work in the coal mines, you never truly knew if you were going to make

it home that evening. As a result, miners not only worked hard, but they played hard as

well. When they wanted to play, they went to the subject of today's episode, Rogues Hollow.

In the 1820s, Doyleston, Ohio was quite a place to live, with most of its citizens being

farmers. That is until coal was discovered in the area. Soon, people from all over came

to work in the coal mines that sprung up around town. By the time the coal industry left

the area in the 1940s, more than 50 coal mines had operated in the area. Originally,

Rogues Hollow consisted only of a store, a mill, and a single saloon, just southeast

of Doyleston. In order to meet the thirsty needs of the miners, more saloons opened up.

While most had tame names such as saloon, several bore more for boating monikers, including

the infamous Devil's Dinn, run by Billy Gallagher. The bloodiest fights to take place in the

howl were said to have started at the Devil's Dinn. For those who weren't in the mood for

their own fight, customers could head across the street to Walsh's saloon to watch and

even bet on illegal cock fights that took place every night. Often the betting would get so

fierce that drunken patrons would rip dollar bills in half and try to make 50 cent bets.

But as rowdy as things got inside Walsh's, everyone knew to get the owner, Mike Walsh,

a wide berth. He was a hulking figure at more than 300 pounds and he needed two normal

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