Buckhannon: Then & Now – Outlawed Bootlegger

Buckhannon: Then & Now – Outlawed Bootlegger
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An outlawed bootlegger, Pat Bailey – brother to Upshur County Sheriff Morgan Bailey (left) – and his moonshine equipment in front of the Upshur County Courthouse c. 1928.

Pat Bailey (in handcuffs) with local law enforcement officers / Original photo courtesy of the Upshur County Historical Society

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