Mini-lecture on Rum-running on Horton Point Lighthouse Lawn
Sat, Aug 07
|Southold Historical Society
Amy Folk, who is the Southold Historical Society Manager of Collections, Southold Town Historian and the Oysterponds Historical Society Collections Manager, will share the intriguing history of rum-running in the waters around Horton Point Lighthouse.
Time & Location
Aug 07, 2021, 2:00 PM
Southold Historical Society, 54325 Main Road, Southold, NY, USA
Guests
About the event
Amy Folk, who is the Southold Historical Society Manager of Collections, Southold Town Historian and the Oysterponds Historical Society Collections Manager, will share the intriguing history of rum-running in the waters around Horton Point Lighthouse. During the Prohibition, the shoreline offered an ideal location for this dangerous but lucrative operation. Join us to learn more about rum-running that took place right off the coast.