Clever Clues Reveal a Moon Shine Still in Simpsonwood
Peachtree Corners landmark offers some secrets from Prohibition Era.
Editor's Note: This is the second part of a series on the history of the nearby Simpsonwood Retreat. When walking the trail of the Simpsonwood Retreat, my neighbor and fellow Patch writer Julie Foster, spotted some scrap metal off the beaten path in an interesting formation. Could it be just a pile of discarded trash? Her curiosity got the best of her and she emailed her favorite local historian with her ponderings and then quickly goggled this question, “Are there still relics of moon shine stills to be found in the back woods of rural or urban America?” “Awesome,” is what I told her (me being her favorite local historian), “But I can’t answer that!” After some combined research here’s what we came up with. Apparently there are some …
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