The South Carolina Dispensary System & Prohibition with the Horry County Museum

Join Horry County Museum’s Curator Abigail Geedy as she discusses the South Carolina Dispensary System and Prohibition in the state. By the early 1890s, many assumed South Carolina was on the verge of declaring prohibition, but in 1892 the dispensary system passed as an alternative. It wouldn’t be until multiple versions of the dispensary system fell out of favor that state prohibition was passed in 1915, followed not far after by Federal Prohibition. This talk discusses an overview of the history and controversies of the dispensary system and state and federal prohibition with a focus on Horry County’s thoughts and reactions.