Temperance Movement Clears American Lake
Local saloon owners are being denied license renewals, marking a steady decline in tavern availability near the water as the prohibitionist tide rises.
There will be no more saloons near American Lake. When George Miller, one of the lake saloon owners, applied for a renewal of his license yesterday, it was refused. It is also asserted that when W. J. Simpson, the other saloonkeeper of the district, applies for another license, he also will be put out of business.
“There will be no more saloons near American Lake.”
Then · 1909117 years apartNow · 2026
This reflects the localized, moralistic governance that preceded the statewide dry laws of 1916. Today, American Lake is a public recreational hub, a far cry from the rowdy saloon era of the early 20th century.
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