Category Archives: The Wettest County in the World
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Rocky Mount goes Hollywood
Posted on August 26, 2012 by Shellie Leete in Bondurant brothers, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, forrest bondurant, franklin couny va, franklin va, LAWLESS, lawless the movie, Moonshine, Rocky Mount, The Wettest County in the World, tom hardyFranklin County, self-appointed “Moonshine Capital of the World,” will have its story brought to the silver screen in the upcoming movie “Lawless,” which is scheduled to open in theaters this week. Based on the true story of the Bondurant Brothers here in Franklin County, Virginia Here is the Franklin County pick up truck parked in [...]
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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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Moonshiners
Posted on December 8, 2011 by Shellie Leete in Appalachian culture, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, moonshiners, The Crooked Road: Virginia's Heritage Music Trail, The Wettest County in the WorldThe Discovery Channel premiered a new “reality” TV series called Moonshiners last night. Since I live in Franklin County Virginia, officially designated as the “Wettest County in the World” I thought I better watch it, and sure enough it looked familiar. a Franklin County blockader (different plates for crossing the state line) Infamous Shooting Creek Road [...]
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Yes he has one!
Posted on May 2, 2011 by Shellie Leete in blue ridge mountains. claiborne house bed breakfast, devils backbone, The Crooked Road: Virginia's Heritage Music Trail, The Wettest County in the World…and you can find it here in these Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia! Devils Backbone near MP 144 on the BRP Stop at Mile Post 144 which looks out on the eastern side of The Blue Ridge Parkway, from there you will look out for a long way into the distance and first see our [...]
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Hot Off The Press: Spirits of Just Men
Posted on March 23, 2011 by Shellie Leete in Bike Franklin County VA, charles d thompson jr, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, Moonshine, spirits of just men, The Wettest County in the WorldSpirits of Just Men Mountaineers, Liquor Bosses, and Lawmen in the Moonshine Capital of the World by CHARLES D. THOMPSON JR. Just released! Spirits of Just Men tells the story of moonshine in 1930s America, as seen through the remarkable location of Franklin County, Virginia, a place that many still refer to as the “moonshine capital [...]
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Star of moonshining movie makes visit to learn dialect
Posted on February 18, 2011 by Shellie Leete in Bike Franklin County VA, Matt Bondurant, snow creek, The Wettest County in the World, Virginia Bed breakfastFRANKLIN COUNTY IS THE “WETTEST COUNTY IN THE WORLD”As described in the bestselling book by Matt Bondurant which tells the tail of moonshining brothers in Snow Creek. Old moonshine bottles in a moonshine shack – your innkeeper can tell you where this is! The Sony film is based on the author’s fictional novel and depicts [...]
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Moonshinin’ Movie Update: Wettest County in The World
Posted on February 1, 2011 by Shellie Leete in bootlegging va, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, Franklin County Historical Society, Matt Bondurant, moonshine va, The Wettest County in the WorldTom Hardy And Shia LaBeouf To Play Bootleggers In ‘The Wettest County In The World’ Posted 12/8/10 3:42 pm ET by Terri Schwartz in News “Boardwalk Empire” may have just ended its first season, but Hollywood isn’t ready to give up on Prohibition yet. The Los Angeles Timeshas the news that Tom Hardy and Shia LaBeouf are teaming up to star in the dramatic thriller [...]
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The Wettest County in the World
Posted on December 9, 2008 by Shellie Leete in Blue Ridge Mountains Virginia, Franklin County VA, Jack Bondurant, Matt Bondurant, Moonshine, Sherwood Anderson, The Wettest County in the World, White lightningThe Wettest County in the World – A Novel Based on a True Story by Matt Bondurant. Pub Oct 2008 Hot off the presses! This is a gripping read for those interested in the illicit likker of the early years in the backroads and hills of Franklin County Virginia. Known as the “Moonshine Capitol of [...]
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