Moonshining in the Blue Ridge

   / Moonshining in the Blue Ridge #11  
There were the remains of two stills on our family farm when I was a kid. What looks like the masonry that contained the fire and a very shallow well are still are still visible at one site. The other is gone completely.
 
   / Moonshining in the Blue Ridge #12  
Not far from here is Franklin county, Virginia considered to be the moonshine capital of the world! My wife's Dad grew up in Penhook, their family had moonshiners.
 
   / Moonshining in the Blue Ridge #13  
Are the tanks wrapped with copper? It doesn't look like copper in the pics.
 
   / Moonshining in the Blue Ridge #14  
Fuddy1952 is correct and to my knowledge still is to this day. These is and old submarine on route 40 towards Union Hall that was chopped up by the ATF a number of years ago. My FIL was involved in a lot of those even caught Cale Yarborough but Richard Pettys father out ran him interesting stuff
 
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Not far from here is Franklin county, Virginia considered to be the moonshine capital of the world! My wife's Dad grew up in Penhook, their family had moonshiners.

Franklin County is very active till this day. Can't discuss how I know that... ;)
 
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Are the tanks wrapped with copper? It doesn't look like copper in the pics.

No, it's not copper. These are the mash tanks, I believe the copper part is the still. I'll have to check on the thumper part.
 
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   / Moonshining in the Blue Ridge #19  
How recently did moonshiners operate? That wellhouse looks way too new to date back to prohibition.
 
   / Moonshining in the Blue Ridge #20  
Mr.Wolfe that so cool. What else could a man want when he has his own still. The coils have to be out there somewhere.
 

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