It was initially intended as a railroad town but quickly gained a reputation as a rough place to live, as saloons, brothels, and similar establishments became the main draw.

[2] In the late 1880s, the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad (CBQ) made its way through Wyoming Territory, and several settlements popped up in its potential path, vying for a depot that would support a town's economy.

In the spring of 1889, Field City was built by DeLoss Dewitt Tubbs, a resident of Custer, South Dakota, further down the expected site of the railroad.

[5] Tubb Town soon gained a reputation for being a very rough place to live;[1] reportedly, the initiation was to buy drinks for everyone at the saloons.

From all accounts an officer in a town like tibville [sic] couldn't be paid all he earns, as a good many frequenters there want to deal out misery to him in big chunks.

[2]Besides the bars and general store, Tubb Town sported multiple other establishments: two restaurants, a Chinese laundry, a livery stable, and a dairy farm.

At the close of the summer, negotiations between local land owners and the railroad company began to break down.

[1] Some residents moved entire buildings from Tubb Town to Newcastle; others simply walked out of their homes.

[7] Curran reportedly set up a bar in the back of his wagon and operated for the town's residents while on the move.

[1] In 1980, a metal sculpture of a man panning for gold and his mule was erected in front of the Provident Federal Savings and Loan bank in Newcastle.