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Virginia Marks 400th Anniversary of Distilled Spirits Production

Virginia has gotten a lot of attention in the last few weeks as it marked the 400th anniversary of the arrival of a handful of slaves in the U.S., landing at Point Comfort, what later became Fort Monroe, just across … Continue reading

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Bribes, Breweries and Moonshine: Prohibition in Manatee County, Fla.

Fascinating story in the Bradenton (Fla.) Herald.  Read it here.

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