March 24, 1858
Sons of Temperance in Rowlesburg incorporated
The Virginia General Assembly incorporated a Sons of Temperance organization in Rowlesburg, showing that organized local temperance work had reached Preston County decades before either West Virginia or the nation enacted prohibition. The incorporators were William Hull, Albert L. Hooten, Charles M. Bishop, William Graham, and John H. Borice.
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