Back during Prohibition (1920-1933), Dingleberry Road – just north of Iowa City – was home to moonshiners Peter & George Dingleberry – famous for their “Dingleberry Dew” whiskey. On June 17, 1927, Johnson County Sheriff Frank Smith and four deputies raided the Dingleberry farm. The team arrested Peter and George for moonshining, bringing back to Iowa City, as evidence, 21 gallons of hooch, 400 gallons of mash, 30 gallons of wine, and a 40-gallon still! Read the whole ‘white lightning’ story here.
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My Uncle Burke, who was the Iowa City Municipal Judge at the time, once brought home a bottle of confiscated alcohol and gave it to me to use as fuel in my small steam engine.
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