
Florida Once Upon a Time… Prohibition, Rum-Runners and Shady Characters
Words by Ted Hunt The 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibiting the manufacture, sale or transportation of intoxicating liquors was ratified in 1919 and went into effect in January of 1920. The often-called Prohibition Amendment, aimed at curbing alcohol consumption, forced the closing of hundreds of breweries and put an end to thousands of saloons across the
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