Confiscated Stills, 1929

ID: 4160
This file appears in: Mica Peak and Prohibition

Prohibition in Washington began in 1916, but that didn't stop citizens from making their own liquor. This truck, in front of the court house, is loaded with confiscated stills.

Photo courtesy of the Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, L87-1.39509-29.

This file appears in: Mica Peak and Prohibition

By Jessica L Bell
Mica Peak today is a popular hiking spot with the entrance at Liberty Lake Regional Park. The very qualities that make it perfect for recreation today made it perfect for another activity nearly a hundred years ago - making moonshine. From the…