Category Archives: moonshine capital of the world
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Old Timey Cabin
Posted on August 31, 2012 by Shellie Leete in Blue Ridge Mountains, claborne house bed and breakfast, Franklin County VA, moonshine capital of the world, Wettest County in the WorldI saw this old cabin here in Franklin County and just had to take a photo…this is actually NEAR where they film the Discovery Channel Channel show “MOONSHINERS” Shhh, I can’t tell you the exact location… Dad likes to hunt wild turkey out in this part of the county Notice the chinking is the red [...]
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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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Whet you whistle from an old fruit jar
Posted on February 2, 2012 by Shellie Leete in Claiborne House bed and breakfast, Franklin County, Moonshine, moonshine capital of the world, Rocky Mount, The Crooked Road: Virginia's Heritage Music TrailThe Dixie Bee Liners “Down On The Crooked Road” A fiddle and a bow and an old banjo what we call mountain soul…come and be a part of it down on the crooked road… The Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail starts here, just one block behind The Claiborne House Bed and Breakfast in Rocky Mount, [...]
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Spirits of Just Men – The Movie!
Posted on November 3, 2011 by Shellie Leete in Blue Ridge, crooked road, Dr Charles D Thompson, Franklin County, moonshine capital of the world, mountain moonshiners, shooting creek road, spirits of just menMountain Shine Stories of bootlegging and a simpler way of life Imagine yourself in a little shack by the main railroad track that led into Franklin County, Virginia, from 1929 to 1934. Your job is to weigh all the inbound goods related to making moonshine. So today I ask you: How many pounds of sugar [...]
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Welcome to Franklin County Virginia!
Posted on July 4, 2011 by Shellie Leete in Bed and Breakfast Virginia, Blue Ridge Mountains, moonshine capital of the world, shooting creek road, Wettest County in the WorldA few photos of interest of our Franklin County Virginia known as the “Wettest County in the World” The real license plate of course says Virginia Fully loaded with Franklin County’s finest The back seat Infamous Shooting Creek Early Spring heading out to The Blue Ridge Parkway and Shooting Creek Road Now I think you [...]
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Review: Spirits of Just Men
Posted on May 9, 2011 by Shellie Leete in Blue Ridge Mountains, blue ridge mountains. claiborne house bed breakfast, Franklin County Virginia, moonshine capital of the world, spirits of just men, Wettest County in the World“Mountaineers, Liquor Bosses, and Lawmen in the Moonshine Capital of the World” by Charles D Thompson, Jr This is my personal review of Dr Charles D Thompson Jr’s book “Spirits of Just Men.” “Spirits of Just Men” takes you on a fantastic journey through “the Moonshine Capital of the World Franklin County” to learn [...]
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