Abshire arranges, with the help of Lee, to have the remaining vehicle towed to Rocky Mount. You have permission to edit this article. The shooting remains under investigation. Tuesday, January 8, 2019 6:00 AM Still, he hopes people stop by for the history lesson. But Musgrove said he is not prepared to spend several thousand more dollars to get the permit. So as the history of his grandfather's life began to dim, Bondurant decided to write it as fiction; his book was in turn picked up by the director John Hillcoat and his collaborator Nick Cave, who'd worked on the similarly blood-drenched and uncompromising outlaw film, The Proposition, in 2005. North Carolinas last Royal Governor Josiah Martin calls on the colonys loyal subjects in order to subdue the horrid and unnatural Rebellion. They are to unite under the British flag and prepare for war. Today, that is equal to $95.6 million. The department agreed to design the new bridge to resemble the old bridge so it would remain in character with the historic district, VDOT spokeswoman Jamie Smith said in an email. Red flags brought revenuers to southwest Virginia, and eventually sugar was bought by legitimate businesses like bakeries as a cover for the real operations. There is no suspect information available at this time and no arrests have been made, police said. By the early 1920s, a small but thriving community had grown up around what had become known as the Piedmont Mill, according to a narrative describing the Piedmont Mill Historic District in Franklin County for the National Register of Historic Places. He also has memories of his father being away from home among them three brief periods when the elder Jack Bondurant was sentenced to prison because of his moonshine operation. Casey Jane Tryon-Castro was scheduled to appear before a magistrate judge Tuesday afternoon in Roanokes federal court. Neither do we. And so? Two deputies were dead, one from pneumonia and another allegedly shot while transporting a prisoner. Get an email notification whenever someone contributes to the discussion. Those indicted included Franklin County Commonwealth's Attorney Charles Carter Lee (the great nephew of Robert E. Lee), plus a former county sheriff, four deputies and a federal revenue agent. That's how Bondurant first tasted it as a teenager. But I havent had any real interaction with anyone on the Rakes side. "I don't think it has anything to do with my grandfather and his brothers," he says, "at least we don't know that it did, but it happened." So, sugar is a key ingredient for making hooch. [1], The creek is located in the Blue Ridge, Piedmont, and Appalachian mountains. This article related to a river in Virginia is a stub. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Michael Babycz at 734-260-9602 or by email at babyczm@washtenaw.org . Bondurant also remembers a pair of rusty brass knuckles hanging from the gun rack in his grandfather's utility room. So when my father unearthed a series of newspaper articles about a shooting at Maggodee Creek Bridge in 1930, we were quite shocked. But I haven't had any real interaction with anyone on the Rakes side. Arriving there, their way is blocked by a car, beside which stand two sheriffs deputies, According to the Blue Ridge Institute and Museum, agents in Floyd County alone destroyed 3,909 stills, made 1,669 arrests, and seized over 716 vehicles along with 130,717 gallons of alcohol during Prohibition. So do the Bondurants keep a still today? Historically, alternate names for this stream have included "Maggodi Creek" and "Maggotty Creek."[3]. Jack stressed that he was not present at the shooting, which took place on a bridge at Maggodee Creek in Franklin County. Matt Bondurant talks about his grandfather, the gangster, and how he became a Hollywood hero. It was lengthy in both duration and defendants. The department agreed to Sign up for our monthly e-newsletter to keep up with all the exciting things in Virginia's Blue Ridge! Be Proactive. Im trying to do something to help the community out and they want to stop me, he said. Vehicle strikes bridge on Route 24, is engulfed in fire, Judith Jones, beloved SML barber, retires, Rent, utility help offered to Pittsylvania County residents, 80-plus members attend SML Newcomers holiday luncheon, Fishing University TV show episode featuring SML to air, Update: Two bodies found after boat capsizes on SML, The Gibson Brothers to perform at Harvester, Farm Credit of the Virginias makes $15K Christmas donation to local charities. WebPony truss bridge over Maggodee Creek on Alean Road Location Franklin County, Virginia Status Replaced with a new truss bridge and moved to a nearby location History Built Eventually, Franklin County's moonshine operation drew the attention of federal officials. He takes Jack to the hospital in Rocky Mount, and Abshire drives the wounded Forrest into town where they meet with Lee. The jars are filled with what people in the north and only there call moonshine. 67 talking about this. Musgrove said his wife, Linda, supports his quest. Download our FREE Savings Pass to easily access discounts to local attractions, restaurants, & shops! According to Chuck Angier, a friend of the Poffs, Tommy and Helen Poff had purchased the farmhouse and roughly 100 acres on Maggodee Creek in Boones Mill in 1949. Rakes survived the shoot-out with the Bondurants and continued to serve as a policeman, the whole incident seemingly swept under the carpet. Eighty years later, the grandson of one Franklin County's moonshiners, Robert Bondurant of Chase City, is carrying on the family legacy by making moonshine in a still pot handed down through the family. He plans for the distillery to be a living history lesson that includes the manufacture of a "prohibition style beverage" using the prohibition style processes. Would you like to receive our daily news? But he knew nothing of his grandfather's past when he was growing up. racist or sexually-oriented language. Some of the soldiers recalled nearly 60 years later that the battle only lasted three minutes. With a Loyalist defeat at Moores Creek Bridge, the British failed to arm those colonists that supported the crown, a consequence that would have a devastating effect on Loyalism in the colony throughout the war. The drinking culture is conservative. Or are they? "I'm very proud that there were people in my family who made difficult choices in a difficult time," he says. With hard economic times, though, comes moonshine. After such a bust, one might think the hammer had effectively been dropped on moonshining in Virginias Blue Ridge, but that would be a foolish thought. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. Police said the shooting was not random and there was no further threat to the public after a brief lockdown. On free road. Subscribe to our Daily Headlines newsletter. The Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control promptly sent out an irritable press release saying that no illegal liquor had been produced on the programme. 43 talking about this. And now, his statements two years ago about the 2020 election outcome are coming to light. Keep it Clean. Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, Hidden cabin found in the Inn at Maggodee Creek. Robeson, Eric. If subscribed, view the rest of the story in the e-edition version at www.smithmountaineagle.com/eedition. After crossing over Maggodee Creek bridge- Signs/entrance on the left-hand side of road. Before long, three of the cars reach the narrow wooden bridge at Maggodee Creek. Bridge rehabilitation because of general structure deterioration or inadequate strength. The surviving driver in a fatal crash this week in Pulaski County has more than two dozen prior vehicle-related violations, court records show. Three years before national prohibition took effect by way of the 18th Amendment, Virginia went dry. You couldnt ask a stranger for a sip of their delightful moonshine, but if you have family who make it, you might find a cup being thrust into your hand at a gathering. 2023 FOX Television Stations, Detroit DEA battles spread of deadly fentanyl, animal tranquilizer xylazine, Detroit water protesters want moratorium on shut-offs to continue, Reports: Michigan football co-offensive coordinator on leave during police investigation, Mother of shooting victim livid that judge reduced suspect's bond due to his 'mental issues', Emanuel Steward's legacy lives on in Westland. Jack may not have been a storyteller, but his grandson is. Neil Holthouser, Franklin Countys director of planning and community development, said that if Musgrove submits an engineered plan for that work, gets the necessary permit and posts another bond, the county would consider allowing the project to proceed. The teen remains at the hospital in critical condition. Musgrove acquired the old bridge from VDOT and hopes it will serve a role someday for a fully restored mill property. Congress voted in favor of repeal on February 20, 1933, the Virginia General Assembly concurred on October 3, 1933, and the 21st Amendment was ratified December 5, 1933. Bondurant said, So as the history of his grandfathers life began to dim, Bondurant decided to write it as fiction; his book was in turn picked up by the director John Hillcoat and his collaborator Nick Cave, whod worked on the similarly blood-drenched and uncompromising outlaw film, The Proposition, in 2005. You dont sit down at the table and drink. So do the Bondurants keep a still today? Last year a reality television show, Moonshiners, aired on the Discovery Channel. The witnesses were in the parking lot setting up for a craft show when they encountered the victim, they said. Rakes responds by shooting Jack. THE WEATHERED GRIST mill towers above Maggodee Creek, whose waters sluiced into a mill race and once spun the mills waterwheel. Portrayed in the movie Lawless starring Shia LaBeouf as Jack Bondurant, the Bondurant Boys were Franklin County rumrunners in the 1930s. But there aren't as many additives and sugars as store-bought whiskies, so it doesn't have the same flavour profile or complexity - though there are probably people who'd disagree with me about that!" In Boones Mill, Danny Poff, son of Tommy and Helen Poff, and his wife, Rhonda Poff, learned that their home is more than just an old farmhouse inside the structure is an unknown and hidden pre-Civil War log cabin. Four bedrooms, two bathrooms, and 2,478 square feet. I don't think he was ashamed of being involved in criminal activities, but he was adhering to the code where you keep your mouth shut." The elder Jack Bondurant spent his later years farming, and building houses. Records introduced during the Great Moonshine Conspiracy trial, list shipments of nearly 34 million pounds of sugar, 13 million pounds of corn meal, 1 million pounds of malt, 30,300 pounds of hops and 35 tons of yeast making their way to Franklin County during a five-year period. He said the two houses nearby, including the lower millers house, which housed the general store, and the upper millers house, could become lodgings for visitors. No posting required: Equal to or above legal loads. A visit to Franklin County is a visit to the moonshine capital of the world and the wettest county in the world.. Im kind of retired. Information can also be submitted by contacting the confidential tip line at 734-973-7711 or crime stoppers at 1-800-SpeakUP. The government posited authorities received protection money from still operators, and that Commonwealths Attorney Charles Carter Lee was the instigator. He has had to forego using the family recipe, since it died with his grandfather and great uncles. By the 1930s folks were so intertwined with moonshine that the national spotlight came to rest on Franklin County. 0: Inspected feature does not meet currently acceptable standards or a safety feature is required and none is provided. Both Jack and Robert say that Lee, was the mastermind behind the moonshine operation. or anything. Low 46F. WebGet data on a variety of issues pertaining to Erie and the rest of Erie County, Pennsylvania.Bridge Inpsecitons. 1998-2022 Diligent Media Corporation Limited, All Rights Reserved. That's where Robert's ties to the past ends. "He does have a surviving daughter who's very old," says Bondurant. It was very exciting, he says. One of the sons, Danny Poff, who has a home on the property, inherited his parents home and started renovating it as the Inn of Maggodee Creek. Bush hogging, excavating, & much more! Fleming said she asked the 18-year-old who shot him. The inventory route is not a STRAHNET route. White Lightning. Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement updated 7/1/2022). Enjoy Virginia spirits responsibly and enjoy Franklin County. Likewise, Matts father, Andrew, had no idea his father had been shot until the last years of Jacks life. The listing agent for these homes has added a Coming Soon note to alert buyers in advance. Operation Lightning Strike struck down two Franklin County stills. Caswell and Lillington have their men build earthworks on the east bank of Moores Creek to defend the crucial bridge crossing. Chance of rain 70%. Other or Unknown (describe on inspection reporting form). Web181 Maggodee Creek Dr, Boones Mill, VA 24065 | Zillow By Agent By Owner New Construction Coming Soon Coming Soon listings are homes that will soon be on the market. I bought the property as soon as it came up because I figured somebody else would buy it and mess it up, Musgrove said in late July. Investigators determined the vehicles were both going northbound on Stoney Creek Road near Merritt Road when someone in one vehicle opened fire on the other, police said. The drinking culture is conservative. Water data back to 1951 are available online. Some of the soldiers recalled nearly 60 years later that the battle only lasted three minutes. With a The new bridge cost about $1.36 million, she said, and opened in mid-June. The county was, as the contemporary writer Sherwood Anderson put it, "the extreme wet spot" of the United States in the Thirties. Bibliography: Anonymous. The true history of the Bondurant boys only came to light in the late Nineties, when Andrew took up the gentle hobby of genealogy. He survived by walking 12 miles through the snow to hospital, blood gurgling from his throat. To the family, Jack Bondurant was a farmer. Moonshine. Indeed, the new law led to health concerns. CASEY: Does an election denialist now oversee Roanokes elections? Musgrove said the first phase of the mills restoration would focus on stabilizing the building and ensuring it is level before replacing the roof. Instead, he's setting up shop in an old warehouse on Third Street, across from the Southside Roller Mill in Chase City. WebMAGGODEE CREEK NEAR BOONES MILL, VA Important Inventory Page Monitoring location 02056950 is associated with a STREAM in FRANKLIN COUNTY, VIRGINIA. 28435, Download the official NPS app before your next visit. Maggodee Creek on NSRR Location Franklin County, Virginia Status Open to traffic History Built 1939 Builder - Virginia Bridge & Iron Works of According to the Blue Ridge Institute and Museum, The United States collected an excise tax on alcohol from 1791 to 1802 and then again from 1813 to 1817. [2] The town of Boones Mill, Virginia is located in the valley of the creek. And there was this big article about the shoot-out at the bridge in December of 1930, where my grandfather was shot." "He did not see anything, he said he did not hear anything. Jack and his wife, Bertha, were taciturn folk. Diary [c.a. Firewater. "It was very exciting," he says. With broadswords drawn, Loyalists began making their way across the partially dismantled Moores Creek Bridge. Despite Forrest's protest reminding Abshire that payment was already made to him, the deputies persist. Jack may not have been a storyteller, but his grandson is. Robert's father, who is also named Jack Bondurant, said his father spoke very little about his life as a moonshiner. Success! Moore placed five cannons on the field. A witness told FOX 2 that the victim was an 18-year-old male, hit in the The first time they attempted to haul liquor the phrase used to describe the transportation of the liquor from the still to a buyer Jack and Forrest were shot, after refusing to pay additional protection money in the form of a carload of moonshine. We dont know whether Rakes taunted the boys, or demanded a bribe, or whether Jack reached for his gun almost everything reported about the shooting at Maggodee Creek was disputed in the years that followed. Signup today! I dont think it has anything to do with my grandfather and his brothers, he says, at least we dont know that it did, but it happened. What is also certain is that the Bondurant filling station was as infamous for drinking and violence as it was for moonshining. An email has been sent to with a link to confirm list signup. By 1935, the brothers were also unindicted co-conspirators and central figures in one of the most sensational and longest trials in the history of Virginia, "The Great Moonshine Conspiracy Trial.". In March 1934, the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control was created. But they wont let me do it.. An article in the Winter 2009/2010 edition of VBA News Journal penned by Lees nephew, William B. Hopkins, suggests Lee was thrown under the bus, as he was simply following orders that came directly from Virginia Governor John Garland Pollard. And if he's bad in the book - a corrupt and violent man enforcing a protection racket on local moonshiners - he transforms into something grotesque in the film. It contains 0 bedroom and 0 bathroom. One group of Loyalists armed with Highland Broadswords, a traditional weapon of the Highland Scots, moved around the encampment to the Moores Creek Bridge. Follow him on Twitter: @duncana54. But they were emblematic, part of his terrifying aspect. Bondurant admits to being thrilled when he discovered that the latent violence hed sensed as a child could be fleshed out with a dramatic, bloody, real-life history. Arriving there, their way is blocked by a car, beside which stand two sheriffs deputies, Love the double porches! Id ride along with him in a truck for hours, says Bondurant, and we wouldnt say a word. Millions of gallons of moonshine poured out of Franklin County every year, cooked up in stills from a fermented mixture of sugar, water, grain or fruit: mash. But, in 1935, he was indicted in a corruption trial - "The Great Franklin County Moonshine Conspiracy Trial" as it came to be known - which exposed a massive system of kickbacks and bribes enforced by local officials on moonshiners. Those men refusing to do so would have their guns taken from them and be placed in jail. I knew he was somebody to be taken very seriously. Bondurant also remembers a pair of rusty brass knuckles hanging from the gun rack in his grandfathers utility room. I dont make that kind of money, he said. each comment to let us know of abusive posts. I wish I had gotten into it more when I was younger but I didnt have no money. This home was built in 1782. WebHed been shot at least once, under his left arm on a snowy morning at the Maggodee Creek Bridge in December of 1930, and never told anyone about it. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 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His version is what was told to him after the fact The federal government suggested it had been defrauded $5.5 million in excise whisky taxes ($95 million in todays money), and thus brought forth the Great Moonshine Conspiracy trial of 1935. WebThe present identified location of Maggoty Gap (or Willow Branch Gap) on topographic maps is at 37.156N 79.972W, which is actually inside the Back Creek watershed, not at the At 10 weeks, it was the second longest trial in Virginia history (behind that of Aaron Burr in 1807). Rakes too has living descendants. Lee was acquitted. Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your California Privacy Rights (User Agreement updated 1/1/21. On Feb. 7, 1935, a grand jury meeting in Harrisonburg handed down a 22 page indictment against 34 individuals and one corporation, and named another 55 unindicted co-conspirators who allegedly were engaged "in carrying on the business of a distiller" without paying tax on the distilled spirits. By this time, the third brother, Howard, has arrived at the Maggodee Creek Bridge. They also refute allegations made in the book and the movie "Lawless" that there were any connections between the Franklin County moonshine operation and the Chicago mob. Rakes too has living descendants. Maggodee Creek is a creek in Franklin County in the United States state of Virginia. Neither is surprised to see the Bondurant boys - Jack, Forrest and Howard - making a morning delivery. Bondurant never got a chance to ask his grandfather about the details of this extraordinary period in his life. The structure is toll-free and carries a toll-free highway. But, in 1935, he was indicted in a corruption trial The Great Franklin County Moonshine Conspiracy Trial as it came to be known which exposed a massive system of kickbacks and bribes enforced by local officials on moonshiners. A passenger, a 16-year-old Southfield girl, was struck by the gunfire and was immediately driven to an area hospital by the driver, a 17-year-old male from Detroit, police said. Winds light and variable. By this time, the third brother, Howard, has arrived at the Maggodee Creek Bridge. The Virginia Department of Transportation recently replaced the single-lane steel pony Warren truss bridge over Maggodee Creek at the mill site. The Piedmont Mill Historic District, is located along the creek. But we do know that the road was covered with snow, and that Rakes raised his gun and shot Jack in the chest; that when Forrest went to aid his brother, Rakes shot him in the gut; and that he was making to shoot Howard, too, when deputy Abshire knocked his gun off target. Did he ever question the morality of what they did? Like Musgrove, he believes a restored mill, perhaps housing a restaurant, could become a destination for locals and visitors. WebBefore long, three of the cars reach the narrow wooden bridge at Maggodee Creek. 6: Bank is beginning to slump. Shes not into it as deep as I am but she wants to get it fixed up, he said. WebZestimate Home Value: $97,900. Jack died in 2001, and in 2008 Matt published a fictionalised version of the bloody events of his grandfathers life, The Wettest County in the World, which has now been turned into the brutal half-western, half-gangster movie, Lawless, starring Shia LaBeouf as Jack and Tom Hardy as Forrest. General Donald MacDonald leads 1,600 Loyalists out of Cross Creek leaving 1,400 behind to defend the town. The couple raised three sons and lived there until their recent passing. 5: Bridge foundations determined to be stable for calculated scour conditions; scour within limits of footing or piles. Learn More Auction Foreclosures These properties are currently listed for sale. Casey previously wrote for Virginia is for Lovers and is excited to share her enthusiasm for family fun, outdoors, and culinary delights found in Virginia's Blue Ridge. I pay taxes." At each bend in the road, dozens of jars make a gleeful clinking. Follow along and get to know a little about bootleggin shine through the mountains and valleys of Virginias Blue Ridge. And how about that price! WebProhibition has been around for a decade and the Great Depression is just beginning: the market for illegal liquor is booming. The crash occurred shortly before 4 p.m. on Route 460, or Roanoke Road, at its intersection of North Fork Road. Neither is surprised to see the Bondurant boys Jack, Forrest and Howard making a morning delivery. He is also licensed by both the federal government and the state of Virginia to operate a distillery, which, of course, was not true of his grandfather and great uncles' stills. The 17-year-old driver was not struck in the shooting, police said. Arriving there, their way is blocked by a car, beside which stand two sheriff's deputies, Charley Rakes and Henry Abshire. The big picture was relatively clear. For Bondurant, his new venture is as much about making moonshine as it is about telling what he calls "the real story" of his family's moonshine past. I'm a distiller. Shown is an aerial photo of the Inn at Maggodee Creek, which has a hidden pre-Civil War log cabin within its walls. View a map of this area and more on Natural Atlas. He was quiet, silent, somewhat gruff. 40 Patriots Hall Dr. My father started picking up all these articles on Franklin County, says Bondurant, 41, and there was a set of articles about the Bondurant boys, in quotations, talking about them as a notorious gang. accounts, the history behind an article. N: Not applicable. ! One of Jack's more vivid memories involves the shooting of his father and Uncle Forrest by a local sheriff's deputy. Thats how Bondurant first tasted it as a teenager. WebFriday December 19, 1930, the shooting at Maggodee Creek bridge. 1776]. History bears out that he was not a good person." He estimates renovation of the mill alone would cost more than $250,000. 5: Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. MacDonald had roughly 1,600 soldiers, but Moore had an advantage over the Loyalists. London: Batchworth Press, 1955. more information on current conditions Documenting the American South: Colonial and State Records of North Carolina (unc.edu). Love this! Im very proud that there were people in my family who made difficult choices in a difficult time, he says. Alcohol went untaxed for the next 45 years, but in the midst of the Civil War, Congress again passed a whiskey tax. It was during that time (1861-1865) that the liquor tax reached $2 per gallon, up to 12 times the actual cost of making a gallon of liquor., It seems the taxes were reduced at some point or more folks were willing to ply their trade legally, as by the 1880s dozens of Blue Ridge distillers were operating under state licensesIn 1893-94 Franklin County alone had 77 legal distilleries.. For that, he has to apply for a different set of permits. With hard economic times, though, comes moonshine. Maggodee Creek (1.20 RT 852; 0.60 RT 726), 2: Basically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement. Caswell sends the Loyalists courier back with an adamant refusal, but not before the courier completed his true mission. The family lore, according to Robert, is that when the car seized by the deputies was stopped at the bridge, there were over 120 gallons of moonshine inside. NC The National Register shows the mill closed some 50 years ago. Well, if they did, says Bondurant, I certainly wouldnt tell you., 'Lawless by Matt Bondurant (Canongate) is available to order from Telegraph Books at 7.99 plus 1.10 p&p. Theres more to this story in the current issue of the Smith Mountain Eagle newspaper. Web660 Maggodee Creek Dr, Boones Mill, VA 24065 | Zillow By Agent By Owner New Construction Coming Soon Coming Soon listings are homes that will soon be on the market. Use if structure is not a culvert. All rights reserved (About Us). 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