November 5, 1912
West Virginia voters approve statewide prohibition
West Virginia voters ratified a constitutional amendment prohibiting the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquor. The successful vote followed decades of temperance organizing and set statewide prohibition to begin on July 1, 1914.
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