Christmas on Vinegar Hill comes this weekend
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[November 18, 2013]
MOUNT PULASKI — The 25th annual
Christmas on Vinegar Hill will be on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. The event will include locations in
private homes, churches and businesses in the Mount Pulaski area
offering crafts, antiques, baked goods and more. A number of
locations will serve homemade food.
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Green wooden Christmas trees with numbers and letters will mark the
shopping sites. Maps will be available at all locations and at the
courthouse. Over 125 crafters and antique collectors will be on hand
for this event. The Mount Pulaski Courthouse, where Abraham
Lincoln argued cases when he rode the old 8th Judicial Circuit, will
be open on Saturday to allow visitors to enjoy period decorations in
the town offices and courtroom.
There will be 30 locations open on Saturday and 14 locations open
on Sunday. For further information, visit
www.mtpulaskiil.com and
click on "Christmas
on Vinegar Hill."
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Christmas on Vinegar Hill takes its name from a colorful period
in the town's past. Prior to the repeal of the 18th Amendment in
1933, ending Prohibition, Mount Pulaski stayed "wet" longer than the
surrounding "dry" towns. Since Mount Pulaski had 13 prosperous
saloons and a few bootleggers, the railroads brought many customers
into town from several directions. Upon nearing the town, the
conductor would call out "Vinegar Hill — next stop." Passengers
would ride in with empty flasks and ride out with full ones. Thus,
the town earned the nickname "Vinegar Hill."
[Text from file received from Ron
Stoll] |