Christmas on Vinegar Hill comes to Mount Pulaski November 18th

[November 09, 2017] 

MOUNT PULASKI

The 29th Annual Christmas on Vinegar Hill will be held Saturday, November 18 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event will include locations in private homes, churches, and businesses in the Mount Pulaski area as well as Chestnut. Items for sale will include crafts, antiques, baked goods and more. A number of locations will serve home-made food.

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 to allow visitors to enjoy period decorations in the town offices and courtroom.

Christmas on Vinegar Hill takes its name from a colorful period in the town's past. Prior to the repeal of the eighteenth amendment (prohibition) in 1933, Mt. 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 for several directions.

Upon nearing the town, the conductor would call out "Vinegar Hill - next stop."

Travelers rode into town with empty flasks and out with full ones. Thus, the town earned the nickname, "Vinegar Hill."

Visit our web site at www.mtpulaskiil.com  and click on "Christmas on Vinegar Hill" for further information.

[Ron Stoll]