Rum Running in Rhode Island

The Eighteenth Amendment, or Prohibition, was passed in 1919, and with it rum- running sprang up in Rhode Island waters. The Coast Guard received resources to combat the illegal smuggling and those rum-runners responded in kind with unique tactics and adaptation of recreational watercraft to protect and expand their business. In this presentation, Archivist Astrid Drew from the Steamship Historical Society of America speaks on the rum-running trade in Rhode Island and how it impacted the shipping industry on Narragansett Bay for the Hale House.
Learn more about the Hale House at halehouseri.org/.
Check out the Steamship Historical Society at shiphistory.org/.

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Nice informative video.