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 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.
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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] |
