Prohibition Archives - Appalachian History

Prohibition comes to Alabama. Again.

On July 1, 1915, statewide prohibition went into effect in Alabama, for the second time, five years before the federal prohibition amendment.

Madison County, KY native Frances Estill Beauchamp spearheaded the late 19th century antiliquor crusade in Kentucky.

John Norris Brown’s new book, ‘Harriman (Images of America)’ presents a photographic history of Harriman, TN, a temperance town.

Jenny Cooper didn’t believe folks who said her grandfather & his kinsman killed each other in a feud. Now he’s honored as a fallen officer.

Before NASCAR, there were moonrunners: a delivery guy in a souped up car with a 200-gallon moonshine tank, driving at breakneck speeds.