Moonshine to now, Rogers Museum lights fire under alcohol

Exhibit recalls battles over booze in Benton County

March 27, 2024 at 4:00 a.m.

by Becca Martin-Brown

Legend has it that headstones that were hollow inside were used for the delivery of illegal alcohol during Prohibition.

(Courtesy Photo/RHM) — Legend has it that headstones that were hollow inside were used for the delivery of illegal alcohol during Prohibition. (Courtesy Photo/RHM)

Serena Barnett, director of the Rogers Historical Museum, calls "the tangled history of moonshiners and bootleggers versus the energetic women of the temperance society" the fulcrum of a new exhibit at the museum.