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Around 1850, Henry Twilliger is allowed to pass the hickory fence because he hasn't yet reached an age where his mama would make him feed on youth yet.
Around this time (three years later), the town is saved by Bill Hannigan, and as a favor he is welcomed in the bar whenever he likes and his best friend Tony and his wife Maria are allowed to work at the bar and aren't turned over to the police.
Around 1860, Maria opens her own establishment, where she hires women like Francine and Felicity.
Around 1870, Mr. Twilliger is forced to retire and Bill and Maria's son (who at this point knows the truth) takes over. He tries to make peace with the local police by allowing them to come into the bar for their work whenever they like, this backfires when Tony is killed by Henry Mcgillicuddy.
After all that, he works the bar into a jazz club in honor of Percy. Claude McAvoy's son and grandson all also become sheriff (this is a brief plot point in Jazz Vampires, and imagine Bella and Drummer Jerry realizing they're related, how cute)
In 1862, Terrence McAvoy (who IS actually a werewolf and the lying scam was actually a scam the whole time, OKAY!!??) started going to the bar after he begins living in hiding with Francine, since he's heard of it's history with protecting outlaws. He uses the fake name, "Jerry" because it sounds like "Terry" and begins playing the drums at the bar/jazz club. He only plays there for 90 years, because otherwise the timeline doesn't work, and I think it makes sense for the characters to exaggerate how long it's been, but he does live to well over 100.
Unfortunately, this also backfires a couple decades later (1932) when vampires arrive in the town and make a deal with the sheriff to take one from the jazz club every month. Thankfully, Terrance ended up killing the main vampire and the bar/jazz club was saved.
(I think it would really funny if The Creek in the Attic also took place in this town, since all of the spooky creatures are here, vampires, werewolves, and whatever the Twilligers are. Also in both Were-Cowboys and Jazz Vampires they joke about how there definitely aren't ghosts, so that'd be funny)