Take this bottle!
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I spotted what at first looked like a junk plastic bottle from a distance.
Post Hurricane Irma high water paddling in the Everglades!
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I found this pint size flask bottle in the Everglades near Sweet Bay Pond, very close to where the old Ingraham Highway made a sharp 90 degree turn due south towards Flamingo.
The embossed text on it reads:
“FEDERAL LAW FORBIDS SALE OR REUSE OF THIS BOTTLE”
It pertains to a Federal law that went into effect in 1935 and was on the books until 1964.
The law was intended to prevent illegal distillers from refilling legitimate bottles with their moonshine!
This is a vintage bottle from the post-Prohibition era!
So it’s not quite a cultural artifact, and whether or not it was part of a clandestine moonshine operation or just somebody’s personal refuse we shall never know. But there were many moonshine operations in the Everglades for years even after the end of Prohibition!
High water paddling and poling
the interior Everglades prairies on the
“Pa-Hay-Okee”.
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Full story at:
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Real liquor still site hidden deep in the Everglades’ 10000 Islands:
ART at Liquor Still Bay – hidden history in the Everglades
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Crossing paths of Gladesmen, Gator hunters, Outlaws & Moonshiners: An invitation to paddling forgotten trails of the Everglades!
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Grass Paddling in the East Everglades Expansion Area – History, Gladesmen & more Grass!
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! Bless UP
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With that said..
Blessings friends!
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