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Butte, Montana Speakeasy

Beginning in 1920, the 18th Amendment made the manufacturing and consumption of alcohol illegal until it was repealed in 1933. During that time something known as a speakeasy became common place–a secret location to get a drink. Let’s head underground and uncover one of those old hideaways…

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