Tag: Prohibition

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    Fun Fact #65 When did Oregon go dry?

    When did Oregon go dry?  Answer: Oregon prohibited liquor 1916.  Three years after Oregon went dry, the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, banning the manufacture, sale, and transportation of “intoxicating liquors” across the entire United States. It prohibited the “manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors…”.  Prohibition ended on December 5, 1933, […]

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  • There is a saloon pictured. The men pee right at the bar-there is a grill along its length. Many of these men have mustaches. Text" "The Oak Besaw & Linklater Props. Cor. 23rd And Savier St Portland ORE.

    Slabtown Fun Fact #17: Petition to Shut Besaw’s Saloon

    Wait who is trying to shut down Besaw’s? Right prior to the opening of the 1905 Fair a petition was circulated and signed by 3% of the City’s population to shut down Besaw’s Saloon! Temperance Movement Yes 3,144 Portlander’s signed a petition to close Besaw’s in May 1905.  Voters wanted all bars closed that were […]

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