Independent Photo by Ken Farver.
Kirk Dawdy of the Woodstock Public Library stands with a photo of Woodstock’s first saloon, the Rat Hole, whose proprietor, Fred Markus, is pictured in a white apron next to beer barrels.
Former bank building tapped for development in 2020
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