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BEAVER, Ohio (AP) — The man everyone calls "Frog" set his tin cup of Mountain Dew on the wooden porch rail and mounted his favorite horse, an old Tennessee Walker named Charlie. [...] in 2009, he built the old-time saloon behind the home he shares with his wife, Sharlene. Rustic and full of beautiful woodwork, it looks just as one might expect: sarsaparilla in the cooler, deer heads mounted on the wall, turkey feathers hanging on hooks and the occasional squirrel-skin cap nailed to a post. Over the years the Montgomerys have added all the staples: a jail, mercantile, livery, bank, church/school, tobacco and blacksmith's shops and more. Close to 30 relatives now play a role in what has become a bona fide hidden roadside attraction in the heart of Ohio's Appalachian region. [...] Dogwood Pass isn't a place people stumble upon; it's well-hidden off the beaten path of these winding roads. Tonight, is "Dogwood After Dark," a shindig full of skits and gunfights and cannon battles and entertainment in the saloon, starting at 7 p.m. Next thing you know, Alley was buying himself a black hat and chaps and strapping on a .22-caliber Heritage sidearm loaded with blanks.

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