History in Focus: Prohibition Sheriff
History in Focus: Prohibition Sheriff History in Focus The Prohibition Era is full of violent stories of the Italian mafia and Al Capone all wrapped up in the glamour of jazz music, speakeasies, and cigarette smoking flappers. In rural Moffat County, the 18th amendment lost its big city aura and became entwined with our rough and tumble outlaw history. The story of Prohibition in Moffat County revolves around one man: Tom Blevins. His tenure as Moffat County Sheriff from 1922 to 1934 spanned ...
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