“Dry” and “wet” states become violently polarized on the issue of Prohibition

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Kentucky and West Virginia began armed conflict with the Virginia and North Carolina for control of the Appalachians (the source of a large percentage of illegal alcohol that was smuggled north). The capture of a large Kentucky convoy by the Virginia National Guard near the border town of Bluefield, sparked a deeper divide between “dry” and “wet” states.

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