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July 18, 2005

Today's History Lesson

Via Fark, an interesting look at Arkansas' history of the war against alcohol. Lots of interesting stuff there, especially in light of today's local fuss about the Sam's Club selling liquor.

Interesting fact: The governor responsible for successfully restoring alcohol sales in Arkansas after the repeal of Prohibition was Gov. Futrell.....for whom the local street Futrell Drive is named.

There's many old photos there too, so go give it a look. There's even a recipe & diagram of how to make moonshine.

Not that I'd recommend doing that, of course. Besides being illegal, that shit'll kill you if you don't know what you're doing.

But it's fun to read about.

Posted by Rita at July 18, 2005 06:23 AM

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We made a trip to the Old State House to check out that exhibit. The old pictures were really interesting, especially considering most of them came from my neck of the woods. We now have a John BarleyCorn Must Die poster hanging in the music room...right next to the beer brewing equipment.

Posted by: Jennifer at July 19, 2005 12:42 PM

It sounded really cool. I love reading about the old days in Arkansas.

I'll bet you could still find a few moonshiners around your neck of the woods if you knew who to ask. And around Marshall too. Though it seems to be a dying art.

Posted by: Rita [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 19, 2005 06:15 PM