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...and a surprising [to me anyway] amount of hard liquor

You've obviously never been to Charleston.

well, well. for once we AGREE on something!

i'm surprised that both Charleston & Savannah have not fallen off the Atlantic coast & into the sea, simply based on liquor consumption alone.

BOTH places give new meaning to the term, PARTY TOWN!

free dixie,sw

1,048 posted on 10/21/2005 2:26:32 PM PDT by stand watie (Being a DAMNyankee is no better than being a RACIST. DYism is a LEARNED prejudice against dixie.)

Here is a list of booze imported into Charleston in a one year period starting Nov. 1787. At the time there were less than 10,000 white Southerners living there, not all of them eligible to drink. Some of the measurements used are a bit obscure, but overall I'd say that is a whole lot of spirits for a population that size.

Rum W. 1. & N. E...........354 hhds. & pun.
--..........121 casks and barrels
Wine..........31 pipes
--..........41 hhds.
--..........569 casks
--..........358 cases
Brandy..........91 pipes
--..........88 casks
Gin..........1561 cases
Porter..........324 hhds & casks