By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use. Its a bygone era, Adkins said. 'A few intriguing murders' - included are newspaper clippings, "True Detective" stories and more. Investigators stopped at the restaurant and asked the owner to gather the employees together for questioning. We invite you to taste local history with Franklin County Distilleries. Shooting Creek is the place where the history of those two traditions cross. Sign up now to get our FREE breaking news coverage delivered right to your inbox. Photos and more. By the time additional police arrived, the two men had more than 100 rounds in their bodies, wrote Adkins. 55 pages Part I, 18 pages Part 2. During Prohibition, Frank used hot rods and biplanes to drive or fly moonshine out of Virginia and into West Virginia. But how can you tell? Most moonshiners, if you read the history, were very good people. One of the operations forced out of business was the Dehart Distillery, producer of Mountain Rose Corn Whiskey. The following three distilleries celebrate the trade that was launched by the first Scotch-Irish immigrants who arrived in western Virginia and kept the area solvent during Prohibition, when Franklin County liquor was shipped in huge quantities to D.C., Baltimore and Philadelphia. One morning, he call me and he said, Henry, the law is at your house. What do you mean the law is at my house? The nickname referenced acne that the newspaperman still occasionally battled at the time. This one lists all the county sheriffs and includes information about several killings.). Mills has several other books published and sold by the historical society. Exploring the History of Moonshine in the Appalachians. 1-7 (mailed $13). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 712 square miles (1,840km2), of which 690 square miles (1,800km2) is land and 21 square miles (54km2) (3.0%) is water. Powell's vigorous destruction of backwoods distilleries impressed Stephenson. $20 plus $8 s/h. Franklin County hosts an annual Moonshine Heritage Month to commemorate the history and cultural aspects of moonshine with tours, special events, and costumed interpreters. The writer Sherwood Anderson was among the many outsiders who came to cover the trial. Franklin County Virginia has been called the Moonshine Capital of the World. Smoot, Frank Dulings former sister-in-law, testified she accompanied Paul, Hubbard and their families to Roanoke shortly after Franks death where she heard the comments. Minnix. To free his hands for photography, the rail-thin journalist stuffed his reporter's notebook down the front or back of his pants. [Read the Rest], Snowbird Mill is a historic site in Henry County, Virginia that has been swallowed up by the woods and forgotten to time. During a chance encounter at a restaurant a month or so later, Philpott locked eyes with Stephenson and said, according to the book, "You got yours coming! Thanks and enjoy! ________________________________________________________________, 100 Proof - by Henry Lee Law (who knows a little about makin' moonshine likker). As of the 2020 census, the population was 54,477. They blend a Moonshine Margarita with their basic Sweet Mountain Moonshine, a Five Mile Mule with their Elderberry Moonshine and ginger beer, and an Appalachian Mimosa with Lemon Ginseng Moonshine, triple sec, Meyer lemon and prosecco. $5 each at the History Museum (add $5 s/h - call for pricing on multiple orders). You'll find so much information about local people and the times. The soft cover booklets are from 1986 - 35 years ago. The school and mission church were used to serve the rural and mountain children of the county who could not get to the public schools in Callaway, Ferrum, or Rocky Mount. An excerpt from the Introduction includes these anecdotes: "The workplace was outside in God's beautiful world. Located just near the Harvester, Early Inn, and Rocky Mount Burger Company, Twin Creeks is a must-visit stop on your trip. Assistant U.S. Attorney Karen Peters filed a motion in federal court Monday asking that the government give the sugar to the orphanage in Salem. You killed him with a night stick. They had the thought in mind you killed one of our brothers, you got to pay., During the first trial, Commonwealth Attorney Carter Lee, the same man who allegedly was in charge of the Franklin County moonshine trade, stood and told the jury during opening statement that he will bring in an expert to show that the shells found on the road where Richards and Simmons were killed were fired by the same gun that Paul Duling later raffled off, according to T. Keiser Greers book, The Great Moonshine Trial of 1935.. Richards was transporting a prisoner, an African-American man arrested for stealing trinkets from a white employer, along Callaway Road in Franklin County, Va., when a set of headlights appeared out of nowhere. It was donated by Heidi Callaway from the estate of her late husband Russell who is a son of Flanders B. Callaway Sr. Stephenson, now 76 years old and mostly retired, said he generally maintained congenial relationships with both moonshiners and revenuers. Some are collections of poems. However, three of the boys seemed to hesitate and exchange glances before saying no. The owner also denied seeing such a vehicle. Morris Stephenson accompanied many raids on distillers as a reporter. Soft cover. Detailed index, identifying each entry in each book. Carters is a member of Round the Mountain Artisans and also features location artisans work in the shop. 1 - collected by Claude Holland ($10 plus $5 s/h), Holland: Miscellaneous No. They pulled a snub-nose machine gun from their car and at point-blank range they filled Deputy Richards with a hail of machine-gun fire, assuring his death, wrote Stanley Adkins, an amateur historian and former mayor of Summersville, in his events of the story. People see clear liquor and they think, Golly, thats moonshine. "I had to run. Located just across from the Harvester Performance Center is Rocky Mount Burger Company. In Spirits of Just Men, author Charles Thompson wrote, An investigation ensued and the police found one witness named Tom Thomas, who said hed seen a West Virginia car at his establishment, called Toms Barbecue, the night of the murder.. Call if you'd like shipping prices. After days of deliberation, the jury returned a guilty verdict with the recommendation of 99 years in prison. "I didn't mention to the moonshiners anything the agents said and vice versa. Lots of family information and a chronicle of the effort to save the ruins of this important historic site. [2] Franklin County is part of the Roanoke Metropolitan Statistical Area and is located in the Roanoke Region of Virginia. Hard back. The distilleries tastings, craft cocktails and behind-the-scenes looks are all keeping what Stanley politely calls the local liquid industry thriving with no chance of getting busted. If youre looking for some family fun and adventure, Franklin County is a must-see location you have to visit. He says his family always had to keep a lookout for the authorities but also had to constantly move moonshine operations in Franklin County Woods. "I got close to it a time or two," Mills said. Theyre some of the smartest men Ive ever been around my entire life.. Includes local history, family tales and photos. Collectibles: The Second Oldest Profession by Jess Carr - Nite of Makin' Likkerby Morris Stephenson - If Trouble Don't Kill Me by Ralph Berrier - and a whole lot more. We enjoyed our meal on the picnic tables out front on a beautiful morning with a cool breeze. Kyle Green | The Roanoke Times 1/8/2013 Longtime Franklin County journalist and character Morris Stephenson, pictured here outside of his office in Rocky Mount, Virginia, has recently self-published a book about moonshining in Franklin County. Shipping and handling discount for multiples. Callaway history. If you are traveling, we Years later, Philpott was charged with murdering a Bassett man but was himself shot and killed before trial. The county is divided into supervisor districts; a few are: Blackwater, Blue Ridge, Boones Mill, Gills Creek, Rocky Mount, Snow Creek, Union Hall, Ferrum, Glade Hill, Penhook, and Callaway. "A lot of them were good, God-fearing men," Mills observes in the book's introduction. To learn more about Twin Creeks and their moonshine heritage, be sure to listen to their podcast episode with Henry Law of Laws Choice on the Stories from Southwest Virginia Podcast. Franklin County Public Schools operates public schools serving the county. Lee and two deputies were acquitted.. 25156 Highway 220, Boones Mill, Va.; Fridays-Sundays, various times. The book is not without humor as the tales unfold in the courtroom. Our final option is for all the burger lovers out there. Virginia at the time of these brothers would come to be known as the wettest county in the world. ", "The stories are based on truth," Mills said recently. Suddenly and without warning, flame and lead belched from the barrel protruding from the passenger window of the passing car, wrote Adkins. After you take time to treat yourself and build up an appetite, its time to enjoy award-winning dining from one of many area eateries. 2 for $10 each - plus $6 s/h. "Jabe figured his cousin wouldn't trade back evenly. Collected by Claude Holland. While investigating the shooting late into the night, law enforcement learned that two men arrived at the scene seconds after the shooting. So he went to the garden and cut three cabbage heads to give his cousin for boot. And those sales indicate that the county's moonshining history still fascinates decades after its heyday. Then, on a July night in 1936, the frogs were croaking and a slight breeze was blowing as Roanoke County sheriffs Deputy Simmons finished his shift and headed home. Again, no eyewitnesses or so the suspects thought. but this one is a collectible. Facebook. Peter Eichenburg ($30 plus $9 s/h), Hill, Descendants of Swinfield Hill ($12 plus $6 s/h). While Law has experience making illegal moonshine, his operations are now legal. The racial makeup of the county was 88.95% White, 9.35% Black or African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.42% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. 2xl are $18 each. Follows the 6-year career of Amos Law and includes some of Henry's exploits as well. The thinking was you killed my brother. We did everything with it. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. . McDaniel & Jordan Collection ($15 plus $6 s/h), Menefee through the Generations ($8 plus $4 s/h). Holland: Thomas J. Holland ($18 plus $6 s/h). A few colonists moved into the area before the American Revolutionary War, but most settlement happened afterward, as people moved west seeking new lands. Collected by Claude Holland, indexed by Martha Young. This button displays the currently selected search type. Descendants of John Jamison ($20 plus $6 s/h), Linus, Hill, Bernard Family Letters $12 plus $6 s/h, Mann Collection Index ($15 spiral bound, $5 stapled sheets - add $2 s/h for sheets/$5 booklet). Here are the prices: medium/large/x-large - $16 each. It's all about moonshine this weekend in Franklin County. The Moonshine Express is Sunday behind Benjamin Franklin Middle School in Rocky Mount. That might be because the law never caught Mills making corn liquor or apple brandy. Family members write out Mills' stories in longhand as he recites them. ", Stephenson said recently that he stopped packing heat because he "was afraid I was going to become forever known as the guy who shot himself in the butt.". The family and others firmly believed, and the authors hinted, that Frank was caught alive and the deputy sheriffs beat him to death. When the grand jury did meet, they indicted 34 Franklin County residents. Overton, who would become the county's sheriff, and other law enforcement officers advised Stephenson to take the threats seriously. Spiral bound, color cover showing Robert's journey from Pennsylvania to what would become Franklin County, VA. Reports say Richards jammed on the brakes, skidded the cruiser to a stop and exited. Reports suggest both books are selling well, at least in Franklin County. By the 1930s folks were so intertwined with moonshine that the national spotlight came to rest on Franklin County. The book is titled: A Night of Makin Likker and Other Stories from the Moonshine Capital of the World.. Sold in glass Mason jars. Patrick Morris Pugh ($10 plus $6 s/h). If you've got photos of CSA veterans or their gravestones, let us know. This murder scene closely mirrored the one where Richards was killed. Individuals are named, the trials and results are given and the wide government net is explained. You can cancel at any time. Instagram. We've got lots of books! Its really easy to make, and you dont even need moonshine (though you cant really call it apple pie moonshine if you dont use moonshine.) This is a story of West Virginia mountain peoples sense of place and family, and how important it was to our forefathers. Collected by Claude Holland ($20 plus $8 s/h), Holland: Rebellion Letters 1800s($12 plus $8 s/h). There has been so much moonshine made in Franklin County that you can literally walk up any creek and find an old moonshine still. "Sometimes he'd keep four or five poems in his head for a whole week," she said. Stephenson often stuffed his reporter's notebook inside his pants to free his hands for photography. Franklin County in the Blue Ridge is traditionally considered the center of moonshining Virginia. During the trials it was discovered that Franklin County produced between 500 and 1,000 gallons of moonshine daily and not an ounce could leave the county without a substantial monetary tribute, called granny fees, paid to law enforcement and local officials, accounts report. Its actually from the DVD bonus features included on The Last One, the documentary about Popcorn Sutton. Call or email for a list of designs. After all the testimony, the defense made a motion for a directed verdict, but it was denied by the judge. Moonshine is a big deal around here, its legal now most places, said Linda Stanley, managing director of the Franklin County Historical Society. As Adkins wrote, in the subsequent trials it was proved that the whiskey ring included criminal involvement by federal Prohibition agents, a former Franklin County sheriff, four deputies and a plethora of officeholders, including the Commonwealths attorney, Charles Carter Lee, grandnephew of Virginias most revered son, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. The cemetery is on Henry Road about a half-mile off VA 40 West of Rocky Mount. The school has now become a church parish, Center for Lifelong Learning and summer camp operated by the Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia. T. Keister Greer's history The Great Moonshine Conspiracy Trial of 1935 (2002) covered the trial and its background in the county. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. The sugar would have gone to waste had it been stored as the case worked its way through the courts, said Jim Silvey, a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agent. [10] It is upriver of the fall line of the Roanoke River, located at Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina. The original. Compiled by Claude C. Arthur. Middle School - Benjamin Franklin Middle School(BFMS), VA, High School - Franklin County High School(FCHS), VA. About four miles outside of Callaway is the Phoebe Needles Mission School, an Episcopal mission school dating from 1907. "You can't make every word in a story true.". [Read the Rest], So youve found a rusting heap of metal in the woods and you think its an old moonshine still. Downtown Rocky Mount Rocky Mount serves as the county seat to Franklin County. Camping And Lodging Along The Blue Ridge Parkway, George Washington and Jefferson National Forests, Micro-Brasseries et Cidreries Artisanales, Spend a History-Packed Weekend in Fredericksburg, Abingdon: Your Gateway to Southwest Virginia. Utilizing a repurposed Coca-cola botting location, this establishment makes a wide variety of great burger options. Not that anyone needed a calendar for 2020! He was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa. $20 each. I couldnt get through to them I sent a letter back saying, Ill put a serial number on it if you want me to but I didnt buy it commercially, and finally they quit sending me letters.. Virginia authorities immediately sought and received extradition papers. Ancestry John Edward Cavendar ($20 plus $7 s/h), Eichenburg. We're pretty proud to offer this! On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The defense played the conspiracy card, using phrases like peculiar coincidences and might have beens mocking Carter Lees opening statement. Stephenson's self-published book went on sale in December. ! To help prevent from getting busted, Laws father, had a police scanner. Homegrown in the Moonshine Capital of the world, Franklin County Distilleries is built on the brand that moonshiners created, and offers a true taste of history in every bottle. His grandfather and father have experience making illegal alcohol. "I'd get behind a few dollars on something and I might just get the still out of the barn and make a little.". A production by Don Bull, Smith Mountain Lake. Our last stop is just a 5-minute drive from downtown to Carters Jewelers and Fine Gifts. There were 22,717 housing units at an average density of 33 per squaremile (13/km2). Holland: Vol. Low 53F. Lovingly edited by Lane Hash. The evidence against them seemed even more slim after Paul and Hubbard provided alibis and denied any involvement. I had just put up an electric fence that weekend, where my horses was at. Despite. Index only ($2 mailed). Sports teams, CSA,Coca-Cola, camouflage, doggie bones and more. Moonshine still is discovered beneath 'cemetery' in Virginia . $45 plus $15 s/h. The first time occurred in 1966, not long after Stephenson met Philpott face-to-face during a raid on Philpott's still. The final stop of this trip took us to Franklin County Distillery, just a short distance from Hammer Forge Brewery. Its also the mountain music center of the universe. [7] The bootleggers became involved with gangsters from Chicago and other major cities, and some local law enforcement officials were part of the criminal activities and killing of competitors. Judge James C. Turk agreed in an order filed Wednesday. Little evidence was presented to the grand jury. The story of why locals made moonshine, its economic effects, the government's participation and more.) Low 53F. At what was then the longest trial in state history, 31 people were convicted, but their jail sentences were relatively light (two years or less). And then another set appeared. Longtime Franklin County journalist Morris Stephenson, pictured here outside of his office in Rocky Mount, has recently self-published a book about moonshining in Franklin County. It was named for Benjamin Franklin. 1 ranking in country, Radford coach Darris Nichols apologizes for DUI. Philpott Lake Ranger Talks - Moonshine 22 February 2012 The 2020 theme -- Franklin County is for Moonshine Lovers -- shirts are limited but sizes are still available. Or , of course, pick one up! When I got my first check from my legal distillery, my mom said, I wish you could show him that now., In addition to traditional corn and rye whiskeys and fruit brandies, Franklin County Distilleries also makes a rum and a two-year aged whiskey, all produced in the ways Lumsden learned from his family members, who made illegal moonshine. [5], In the 20th century during Prohibition, local wits named Franklin County the "Moonshine Capital of the World", as moonshine production and bootlegging drove the economy. Call for info and prices. 3. Nice gift for you - or someone else! Moonshine theme books - including The Second Oldest Profession by Jess Carr! 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