Deputy sheriffs find moonshine whisky at a ranch near Pine Lake on March 11, 1925.

  • By Greg Lange
  • Posted 2/26/1999
  • HistoryLink.org Essay 950
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On March 11, 1925, a search warrant is issued to King County Sheriff Department to search a ranch located between Lake Sammamish and Pine Lake for liquor. Deputies find 50 gallons of moonshine whiskey.

The ranch was located between these (1999) streets: SE 15th Place and SE 20th Place and 196th Avenue SE and 203rd Avenue SE.

Prohibition, outlawing the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages, took effect in Washington state in 1916. The year 1919 marked ratification of the "bone dry" Prohibition amendment to the U.S. Constitution, making the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages illegal throughout the nation. The Prohibition amendment was repealed in 1933.

Sources: Search Warrant No. 2554, Liquor Search Dockets, Vol. 2, Justice Court, King County, Washington State Archives, Puget Sound Regional Branch, Bellevue Community College campus, Bellevue, Washington.
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