Category Archives: franklin county moonshine
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Franklin County Virginia is Lawless!
Posted on August 22, 2012 by Shellie Leete in Bondurant brothers, claborne house bed and breakfast, forrest bondurant, franklin county moonshine, Franklin County VA, LAWLESS, lawless the movieThe Movie about our Franklin County Moonshining Bondurant Brothers “LAWLESS” starring Shia LeBeouf, Guy Pearce, Tom Hardy, Jason Clark and more will be released August 29th, 2012! LAWLESS is the true story of the infamous Bondurant Brothers: bootlegging siblings who made a run for the American Dream in Prohibition-era Virginia. In this epic outlaw tale, [...]
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The Countdown is on!
Posted on August 1, 2012 by Shellie Leete in bootlegging va, claborne house bed and breakfast, franklin county moonshine, lawless the movie, Rocky Mount VA, The Wettest County in the WorldAUGUST 29th the movie based on a true story about The Bondurant Brothers and our Franklin County Virginia “LAWLESS” will be released in theaters! This is a violent movie about a violent time in our history in these Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. Rocky Mount is the county seat for Franklin County, and the Courthouse [...]
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The Great Moonshine Conspiracy
Posted on July 24, 2012 by Shellie Leete in Blue Ridge Mountains, Claiborne House Bed Breakfast, franklin county moonshine, Franklin County VA, Moonshine Capital, Wettest County in the WorldEver wonder why our Franklin County Virginia was called “The Wettest County in the World?” by Sherwood Anderson? Check out this website with podcast to learn more about the liquid heritage found in these Blue Ridge Mountains! Hosea Thomas’ still site on Shooting Creek, Franklin County, VA, 1915. (Courtesy Blue Ridge Institute & Museum of [...]
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Lawless starring Shia LeBeouf
Posted on July 18, 2012 by Shellie Leete in Blue Ridge Mountains, claborne house bed and breakfast, franklin county moonshine, Franklin County VA, lawless the movie, Matt Bondurant, Rocky Mount VATHE COUNTDOWN IS ON! The movie “Lawless” about our Franklin County Moonshiners based on the book “Wettest County in the World” by Matt Bondurant will be premiering at the end of August! Based on the true story of Matt’s grandfather who was a moonshiner in Franklin County (right here) VA An action packed scene from [...]
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Trivia Tuesday
Posted on March 13, 2012 by Shellie Leete in Blue Ridge Mountains, claborne house bed and breakfast, franklin county moonshine, moonshine capital of the world, Wettest County in the WorldDid you know?In the 1920′s it was estimated that 99 out of 100 Franklin County Residents was somehow involved in the illegal likker trade. During Prohibition, local wits named Franklin County the “Moonshine Capital of the World,” a name used today by the local chamber of commerce as a historic identification. Moonshine is still being made in the area.[5] In [...]
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