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 the Dingleberry brothers 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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