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Was “Little Gertie, the Gold Dollar” Real?

by | May 10, 2018 | Ask the Marshall, Departments

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Was “Little Gertie, the Gold Dollar” real? Ramona Briggs Denver, Colorado Old West boomtowns had a shortage of eligible women, a void often filled by soiled doves. One such red-light district denizen was “Little Gertie, the Gold Dollar.” A feisty, petite gal with long, golden tresses, Gertie plied her trade in Tombstone, Arizona Territory, around 1880. Her nickname became “Gold Dollar”—the cost of earning her favors. [caption id="attachment_32181" align="aligncenter" width


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