Keywords: Smuggling
Item 149587
"Where Do They Go When They Row, Row, Row" sheet music cover, 1920
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1920 Location: New York Media: Ink on paper
Item 102024
Letter from Thomas Hodges to Captain Henry Skinner, Portland, 1791
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1791 Location: Les Cayes Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1919 to 1934: The Nation Follows Maine Into Prohibition
"Liquor was smuggled from Quebec, St Pierre and Miquelon (French Islands off Newfoundland). For Maine and Massachusetts residents, buying a bottle was…"
Exhibit
Prohibition in Maine in the 1920s
Federal Prohibition took hold of America in 1920 with the passing of the Volstead Act that banned the sale and consumption of all alcohol in the US. However, Maine had the Temperance movement long before anyone was prohibited from taking part in one of America's most popular past times. Starting in 1851, the struggles between the "drys" and the "wets" of Maine lasted for 82 years, a period of time that was everything but dry and rife with nothing but illegal activity.
Site Page
"1960Lubec Memorial Library Smuggling During this period, despite measures taken by Washington to curtail illicit trade in the border region, goods…"
Site Page
Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head
"… Eastport and Lubec during an era of all-pervasive smuggling. As the Revenue Cutter Service, the maritime law enforcement arm of the Treasury…"
