Category Archives: Wettest County in 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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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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STILL the Wettest County in the World
Posted on April 6, 2012 by Shellie Leete in Blue Ridge Mountains, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, Franklin County VA, Moonshine, Wettest County in the WorldABC air and ground operation 18 stills were in Franklin CountyArticle today in the Franklin News Post April 6, 2012 By K.A. WAGONER – Staff Writer Back view of a blockader in Franklin County VA Eighteen of the 25 moonshine stills destroyed last month by agents with the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) were [...]
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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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Meet the Infamous Shooting Creek
Posted on July 22, 2011 by Shellie Leete in Bed and Breakfast Virginia, shooting creek road, Wettest County in the WorldOf the Shooting Creek Road fame!This is a notorious moonshine runner road just on the outskirts of our Franklin County in Endicott Virginia. Moonshiners with souped up vehicles would out run the revenuers along this road Famous road for moonshine running Of course the real plate on this vehicle said Virginia There is a [...]
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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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