Lex Poteat's Moonshine Still

This image depicts a moonshine still belonging to Lex Poteat previously located on Pete Britain Road in Morganton, North Carolina. The still appears to have been confiscated by law enforcement. The "Moonshining in Burke County: The Career of N.C. ABC officer Fred Hennessee" scrapbook collection was created by Fred Hennessee during his law enforcement career, as deputy sheriff for Burke County, North Carolina, and as an officer for the North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Board.

Distilling, Illicit--North Carolina--Burke County--Photographs

AC.469 Moonshining in Burke County: The Career of N.C. ABC Officer Fred Hennessee (Originals are the property of Sharon Williamson and Margaret Stump, Morganton, N. C.)

Morganton News Herald

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Burke County (N.C.)

https://www.geonames.org/4458194/burke-county.html

The copyrights of the photographs and newspaper clippings belong to the Morganton News Herald of Morganton, N. C.