
First Legal Liquor Store - Greenville, Mississippi
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BruceS
N 33° 23.986 W 091° 02.148
15S E 682669 N 3697330
Quick Description: Historical marker commemorating the end of prohibition in Mississippi in 1966.
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 2/17/2008 5:33:34 AM
Waymark Code: WM366P
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Long Description:First Legal Liquor Store
On August 6, 1966, the first legal liquor store in Mississippi following
prohibition opened here. The "Jigger & Jug," owned by the Azar brothers,
was a prototypical self-serve package liquor store. Mississippi, which had
banned the manufacturing and sale of alcohol in 1907, was the last state to end
prohibition. ~ text of marker