Cochise County Corral April 3 Hog Ranches & Brothels, Cochis

Next meeting will be on Thursday, April 3, at 7 p.m., at Schieffelin Hall, Mike Anderson will present “Hog Ranches & Brothels, Cochise County’s Houses of Ill Repute.”  The soldiers, miners and other who swarmed into Cochise County during the 1870s and 1880s were mostly single men who quickly discovered that most feminine companionship could only be had at a price. Bisbee historian Mike Anderson will tell the fascinating story of prostitutes, pimps, brothel owners and their customers and will explain how the sex industry played an important part in the local economy and male-dominated social structure of southeastern Arizona. 

                    
There will be an optional no host pre-meeting dinner 5:30 at the Longhorn Restaurant on Allen Street. The public and guests are welcome.