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PHOTOS: Prohibition in the Cape Fear

Illegal crates of whiskey being destroyed on Water Street in front of the federal courthouse in downtown Wilmington in the 1920s during national Prohibition. [PHOTO COURTESY OF THE DR. ROBERT M. FALES COLLECTION AND THE NEW HANOVER COUNTY LIBRARY]
Illegal crates of whiskey being destroyed on Water Street in front of the federal courthouse in downtown Wilmington in the 1920s during national Prohibition. [PHOTO COURTESY OF THE DR. ROBERT M. FALES COLLECTION AND THE NEW HANOVER COUNTY LIBRARY]
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A haul of 600 crates of illegal alcohol is destroyed on Water Street in downtown Wilmington on Jan. 6, 1933, during the age of Prohibition. The time when alcohol was banned in America is the topic of this week's episode of the Cape Fear Unearthed podcast. [PHOTO COURTESY OF THE LOUIS T. MOORE COLLECTION FROM THE NEW HANOVER COUNTY LIBRARY]
A haul of 600 crates of illegal alcohol is destroyed on Water Street in downtown Wilmington on Jan. 6, 1933, during the age of Prohibition. The time when alcohol was banned in America is the topic of this week's episode of the Cape Fear Unearthed podcast. [PHOTO COURTESY OF THE LOUIS T. MOORE COLLECTION FROM THE NEW HANOVER COUNTY LIBRARY]
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A front-page story from the Wilmington Morning Star on Jan. 1, 1909, the day North Carolina's Prohibition law went into effect – a full decade before the country would pass such a law.
A front-page story from the Wilmington Morning Star on Jan. 1, 1909, the day North Carolina's Prohibition law went into effect – a full decade before the country would pass such a law.
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The Wilmington Morning Star's front page story from July 30, 1924, the day after two officers, Leon George and Samuel Lilly, were shot and killed in Brunswick County by moonshiners. The story created a firestorm in Wilmington until the killers, including a father and son moonshining team, were arrested.
The Wilmington Morning Star's front page story from July 30, 1924, the day after two officers, Leon George and Samuel Lilly, were shot and killed in Brunswick County by moonshiners. The story created a firestorm in Wilmington until the killers, including a father and son moonshining team, were arrested.
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Six hundred illegal crates of whiskey being destroyed on Water Street in front of the federal courthouse in downtown Wilmington in the 1920s during national Prohibition. [PHOTO COURTESY OF THE DR. ROBERT M. FALES COLLECTION AND THE NEW HANOVER COUNTY LIBRARY]
Six hundred illegal crates of whiskey being destroyed on Water Street in front of the federal courthouse in downtown Wilmington in the 1920s during national Prohibition. [PHOTO COURTESY OF THE DR. ROBERT M. FALES COLLECTION AND THE NEW HANOVER COUNTY LIBRARY]
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Federal Reserve agents destroy 600 crafts of illegal alcohol in the alley of Front Street and behind the federal courthouse in downtown Wilmington on Jan. 6, 1933. [PHOTO COURTESY OF THE LOUIS T. MOORE COLLECTION AND THE NEW HANOVER COUNTY LIBRARY]
Federal Reserve agents destroy 600 crafts of illegal alcohol in the alley of Front Street and behind the federal courthouse in downtown Wilmington on Jan. 6, 1933. [PHOTO COURTESY OF THE LOUIS T. MOORE COLLECTION AND THE NEW HANOVER COUNTY LIBRARY]
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A look inside a saloon you would find before Prohibition. This one was located at Front and Walnut streets in downtown Wilmington. [PHOTO COURTESY OF THE DR. ROBERT M. FALES COLLECTION AND THE NEW HANOVER COUNTY LIBRARY]
A look inside a saloon you would find before Prohibition. This one was located at Front and Walnut streets in downtown Wilmington. [PHOTO COURTESY OF THE DR. ROBERT M. FALES COLLECTION AND THE NEW HANOVER COUNTY LIBRARY]
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The headline in the Wilmington Morning Star on Jan. 17, 1920, when Prohibition went into effect across the country – a full ten years after North Carolina passed the ban.
The headline in the Wilmington Morning Star on Jan. 17, 1920, when Prohibition went into effect across the country – a full ten years after North Carolina passed the ban.
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Officers Henry Kermon and Mr. Hall seen in 1915 with their bloodhounds, who would help sniff out illegal whiskey stills during Prohibition in the Cape Fear region. [PHOTO COURTESY OF THE DR. ROBERT M. FALES COLLECTION AND THE NEW HANOVER COUNTY LIBRARY]
Officers Henry Kermon and Mr. Hall seen in 1915 with their bloodhounds, who would help sniff out illegal whiskey stills during Prohibition in the Cape Fear region. [PHOTO COURTESY OF THE DR. ROBERT M. FALES COLLECTION AND THE NEW HANOVER COUNTY LIBRARY]
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Illegal crates of whiskey being destroyed on Water Street in front of the federal courthouse in downtown Wilmington in the 1920s during national Prohibition. [PHOTO COURTESY OF THE DR. ROBERT M. FALES COLLECTION AND THE NEW HANOVER COUNTY LIBRARY]
Illegal crates of whiskey being destroyed on Water Street in front of the federal courthouse in downtown Wilmington in the 1920s during national Prohibition. [PHOTO COURTESY OF THE DR. ROBERT M. FALES COLLECTION AND THE NEW HANOVER COUNTY LIBRARY]
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The grave of WIlliam and Elmer Stuart in Bellevue Cemetery in the early 20th century. The father and son were sent to the electric chair for theier part in the murder of Prohibition officers Leon George and Samuel Lilly in Brunswick County in 1924. [PHOTO COURTESY OF THE LOUIS T. MOORE COLLECTION AND THE NEW HANOVER COUNTY LIBRARY]
The grave of WIlliam and Elmer Stuart in Bellevue Cemetery in the early 20th century. The father and son were sent to the electric chair for theier part in the murder of Prohibition officers Leon George and Samuel Lilly in Brunswick County in 1924. [PHOTO COURTESY OF THE LOUIS T. MOORE COLLECTION AND THE NEW HANOVER COUNTY LIBRARY]
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The second-day headline from July 31, 1924's edition of the Wilmington Morning Star following the manhunt for the men who murdered Officer Leon George and Deputy U.S. Marshal Samuel Lilly in a Brunswick County ambush.
The second-day headline from July 31, 1924's edition of the Wilmington Morning Star following the manhunt for the men who murdered Officer Leon George and Deputy U.S. Marshal Samuel Lilly in a Brunswick County ambush.
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Prohibition, the time when alcohol was banned in America, is the topic of this week's season finale episode of the Cape Fear Unearthed podcast.
Prohibition, the time when alcohol was banned in America, is the topic of this week's season finale episode of the Cape Fear Unearthed podcast.
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The shared grave of moonshiners William and Elmer Stuart, a father and son executed in 1925 for the murders of Officer Leon George and Deputy U.S. Marshal Samuel Lilly in 1924 in Brunswuck County during the height of Prohibition. [HUNTER INGRAM/STARNEWS]
The shared grave of moonshiners William and Elmer Stuart, a father and son executed in 1925 for the murders of Officer Leon George and Deputy U.S. Marshal Samuel Lilly in 1924 in Brunswuck County during the height of Prohibition. [HUNTER INGRAM/STARNEWS]
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