COLONIAL HEIGHTS — “Shine On” - Program on local bootleggers and moonshine during Prohibition

Jeanie Langford will present a program on the moonshiners and bootleggers of Hopewell, Prince George, and Dinwiddie on Wednesday, March 13, at the Colonial Heights Public Library. The program is titled "Shine On."

Langford will share the stories of men and women who defied the alcohol laws, and those who tried to enforce them during Prohibition. Notable characters as Hopewell’s “Remarkable Barber Bootlegger” and “King Cotton” who flaunted his big and fast cars right in front of Prince George County police.

Langford is an assistant librarian and archivist with the Appomattox Regional Library System.

The program is sponsored by the Colonial Heights Historical Society. It begins at 7 p.m. in the large meeting room, and is free and open to the public.