Preston Bootleggers - Operating out of a Krug Road farmhouse during Prohibition, they stored moonshine in 55 gallon barrels encased in cement and buried eight to 10 feet deep. Henry Gonzowski, who now owns the farm, uncovered the cement covered kegs when he built a barn on the site.
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Coll. 001 Fold. 006 Doc. 001 Norwich Bulletin Clipping with photograph on left. Sunday 3/21 handwritten on bottom, no year. Article highlights the illegal alcohol business in Preston around 1919.
Coll. 001 Fold 006 Doc. 001