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Online Exhibits
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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Bootleggers vs. Police
"Bootleggers vs. Police Back to: 1919 to 1934: The Nation Follows Maine Into Prohibition X Rum Car Wrecked After Gun Fight with Officers…"
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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.
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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Reform and Repeal
"After moving to Biddeford, they show the same enjoyment of life. GALLERIES: Bootleggers vs. Police | Society Copes | Reform and Repeal"
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Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1919 to 1934: The Nation Follows Maine Into Prohibition
"… were exerting themselves to the utmost to prevent the sale of liquor." GALLERIES: Bootleggers vs. Police | Society Copes | Reform and Repeal"
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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Society Copes
"… 1997.248 Hires Root Beer was marketed as a "great temperance drink." GALLERIES: Bootleggers vs. Police | Society Copes | Reform and Repeal"
