History
American Bar has been piece of history in Stockett, Montana for over a 103 years. The American Bar was a loud, thriving place when brothers Martin and Frank Ball opened 1915. The American bar has had a hand full of owners since its start but the atmosphere and history still lives on. For many years Stockett was a booming coal mining town until the Gulch coal mines were shut down in 1946. Though the towns suffered a loss of people because there were no jobs. the American Bar still survived. Traditions of the past have been continued with the huge 3 inch sandwiches (made famous over 50 years ago by Pat Merva). Visitors to the American Bar will still be greeted with the two headed calf born on a local ranch (Kessnars Ranch) in1963. The calf lived for approximately 15 minutes before passing. Kessnar decided to have the calf stuffed and mounted and since has been a staple in the bar. The years keep passing but the bar still holds it place and history in the small Montana town.