Tag: Prohibition
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Metuchen-Edison Local History Day to focus on centennial of Prohibition
The Metuchen-Edison Historical Society’s Local History Day will be held from 1-4 p.m. on Feb. 10 at the Metuchen Public Library, 480 Middlesex Ave., Metuchen. Discussion will be about the centennial of Prohibition. There will be collections of old photographs and post cards, maps and aerial photographs, and historic house information on display. The first…
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New Jersey’s wine industry enjoying a renaissance
You may be surprised to learn that two New Jerseyans started our state’s wine industry almost two decades before the American Revolution. At the time, Great Britain was thirsting for good wine in the Colonies, and London’s Royal Society of Arts offered a reward to any colonist who could produce wine of the same caliber…