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Prohibition Collection Inventory

Series 1: Criminal Cases 

Here you will find digital surrogates of all cases related to prohibition in Rockingham County from 1916-1933. Prohibition was not ratified in the US until 1919, however, Virginia implemented state laws several years earlier prohibiting the manufacturing and exportation of "intoxicating liquors." Anyone found guilty of such, was tried in the local circuit court.  

Series 2: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits 

The Affidavits for Ardent Spirits series consists of printed forms required by the State of Virginia for any business transporting, authorizing, or holding medical spirits.  

Series 3: Commercial Liquor Inventory

This series contains printed inventory records of the alcohol on hand of licensed commercial businesses during prohibition.

Series 4: General records*  

*Not yet digitized