Maggie Hall

Maggie Hall (26 December 1853 – 17 January 1888) was a prostitute and brothel madam in the early history of Murray, Idaho, originally from Dublin, Ireland.

The marriage was kept a secret from Berdan's father, out of fear that he would disapprove and withdraw the generous monthly allowance he gave his son.

[4] She travelled to Chicago,[4] Virginia City, Nevada, San Francisco and Portland, Oregon, increasing the amount she charged for services [clarification needed] as she went.

Burchard was working on building the pedestal for the statue of Liberty in New York Harbor and Mollie was privy to the models and sculptures as they were developed.

While en route, travelling by train, she met Calamity Jane, although their paths diverged at Thompson Falls, Montana.

[5] A potentially apocryphal tale relates that Hall obtained[clarification needed] a horse and joined a pack train heading to Murray, Idaho.

[4] She noticed a woman and child struggling in the snow, and decided to care for them, helping them and finding shelter for the night while the train carried on its journey.

While tales differ as to the cause of her death, legend suggests that Mollie attempted to caring for patients sick with some sort of communicable illness, and succumbed to the disease.

[4] Hall's legendary compassion led the citizens of Murray to name their annual city celebration the "Molly B'Damn Gold Rush Days" in her honor.

[13] In the 1973 film The Brothers O'Toole, the residents of the small Colorado town of Molybdenum consistently mispronounce it as "Molly B'Damn".