In 1921, a fire burned down many of Oatman's smaller buildings, but spared the Oatman Hotel.
Built in 1902, the now-Oatman Hotel is the oldest two-story adobe structure in Mohave County, a Mohave County historical landmark and is especially famous as the honeymoon stop of Clark Gable and Carole Lombard after their wedding in Kingman on March 18, 1939. Gable fell in love with the area and returned often to play poker with the miners. The Gable/Lombard honeymoon suite is one of the hotel's major attractions. The other is "Oatie the Ghost." "Oatie," actively promoted by the hotel's current owners, is a friendly poltergeist whose identity is believed to be that of William Ray Flour, an Irish miner who died behind the hotel, presumably from excessive alcohol consumption. Flour's body wasn't discovered until two days after his death and it was hastily buried in a shallow grave near where he was found.
When you get hungry, make your way to the restaurant. They are famous for their barbeque and buffalo burgers. I ordered the barbeque, and it was so good.
Then, if you're a fan of dollar bills, you've reached dollar bill heaven,
as the place is covered with them, as dollar bills are attached to the walls and ceilings of the place, and just about everywhere else you can imagine. Picture this: Dollar bills everywhere! The dollar bills are marked by the owner, and then stapled to the wall.
Jim helped Grady mark his bill,
and then Robin and Jim helped him staple it to the wall. Wonder if it's still there?
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