January 17, 1920
National Prohibition takes effect—but West Virginia was already dry
The Eighteenth Amendment extended prohibition nationwide, but this was not the beginning in West Virginia: the state had already prohibited alcohol since July 1, 1914. Federal law added another enforcement layer to Preston County moonshine cases, liquor raids, court proceedings, and newspaper reports.
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