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Shining in the Tar Woods: An Examination of Illicit Liquor Distillation Sites in the Francis Marion National Forest (2018)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Katherine G Parker.

Hell Hole Swamp, located in Berkeley County, South Carolina, was home to some of the largest moonshine distillation operations in the nation during the Prohibition Era. Although liquor distillation sites in the state date as early as the 1750s, few of these sites have been formally documented. These sites may have only ephemeral remains due to short and clandestine periods of use, and can be frequently overlooked as modern debris or refuse scatters. Utilizing archaeological models established...