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The trivia fileDid youknow that during the years of the French and Indian War on the Virginia frontier(1754-1763),the justices of old FrederickCounty issued an average of 14 new tavern licenses each year?In the 18th century, county tavern licenses served as a tax and control on drinking establishments that sold whiskey, beer, rum, and otheralcoholic beverages--much the way Virgint a regulates the operation of bars and saloons by issuing Alcoholic Beverage Control Board (ABC) licenses today.
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Winchester Star
Winchester, Virginia, US
Wed, May 24, 1989
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