USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Rum running, the organized smuggling of imported whiskey, rum and other liquor by sea and over land to the United States, started within weeks after Prohibition took effect on January 17, 1920.

Detailed explanation-2: -In order to smuggle alcohol into New York during Prohibition, a common trick among bootleggers was to hide bottles of booze in crates of sugar before making the daring journey across the Saint Lawrence River from Canada to the United States.

Detailed explanation-3: -During Prohibition, the primary source of drinking alcohol was industrial alcohol – the kind used for making ink, perfumes and campstove fuel. About 3 gallons of faux gin or whiskey could be made from 1 gallon of industrial alcohol.

Detailed explanation-4: -Most of the alcohol would be smuggled into the United States, across the border and by sea. A visible symptom of Prohibition was “Rum Row.” Smugglers lined the Atlantic and Pacific seaboards, where foreign-flagged mother ships brought tons of liquor to the United States.