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Riots, the Irish and Prohibition 200 years ago

Posted on January 6, 2026 by John "Al" Churchill
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Riots said to be instigated by the Irish in New York about 1850 In the late 1840s, the four towns, Calais, St. Stephen and the two Milltowns, were just beginning to become prosperous from shipbuilding and lumbering but remained basically … Continue reading →

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