A customer walked up to "Saloon No. 9" on the west side of Washington Park and asked saloon keeper Robin Leenerts, "You got any moonshine?"

Leenerts smiled and shook her head.

No moonshine was being sold Saturday; just a wide variety of modern-day beers. But the "saloon" still had a 19th-century feel as part of the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Lincoln-Douglas Debate in Quincy.

"I love this," said Leenerts of County Market Catering, who was selling the beverages. "I am so excited to be here and be a part of this. There's a lot of history in Quincy."

Saloon No. 9 is part of that history.

A story passed down is that the popular landmark on the south side of Hampshire between Fifth and Sixth streets was the scene of a party given for Stephen A. Douglas after the Oct. 13, 1958, debate. It was said that Dr. I.T. Wilson, who shared office space with Douglas at the Quincy House in the 1840s, sponsored the party.

Abraham Lincoln, too, had ties to the saloon.

Ernest Schierenberg, editor of the Quincy Tribune in 1858, said that Lincoln was "very dry" after the debate and that they made their way to the old No. 9 Saloon, where Lincoln drank three glasses of beer.

When someone suggested one more, Lincoln refused, saying he had all he cared for.

Leenerts helped bring the saloon back to life Saturday.

Dressed in a peach dress with black stockings and a feather in her hair, she sold quite a few cold ones to passers-by, including pouring beer into tin cups for a couple of Civil War-era soldiers.

"We get a lot of business," Leenerts said. "We're just having a great time."