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Kentucky has long been famous for
its whiskey, legal and otherwise. These old post card views from
about ninety years ago show that sometimes the U. S. Marshal
made successful raids on the hidden whiskey operations of Kentucky
moonshiners. The captured stills were often brought to the county
seat for all to see, as they represented a dangerous conquest.
Many lives were lost during the moonshine wars. Above, a large
moonshine still, captured in rural Madison County, is on display
on Main Street in downtown Richmond, Kentucky. This old postcard
view a courtesy of Carl Howell, P. O. Box 116, Hodgenville, KY
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