Judge Roy Bean

 

Nearby at Dead Man's Gulch a silver spike joined the transcontinental tracks of Southern Pacific's Sunset Route on January 12, 1883.  That might have been Langtry's highlight in history, but that distinction was overshadowed by one man's personality and the stories that grew about him -

 Judge Roy Bean. Tales about the Judge multiplied until he became a legend even in his own time.  Many are undoubtedly pure fiction.

 

 

 Bean established his Jersey Lilly saloon, helping to stir an already roiling pot of lawlessness, before capturing the position of justice of the peace, permanently securing his place in Texas folklore. The Jersey Lilly and the opera house Bean built in honor of his long-distance, unrequited   (and one-sided) romance with English singer Lillian Langtry.

 

 

 

Cactus Garden 

 

Opera House