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Official state-archive narrative of Jack Daniel's relocation and return.
The Tennessee State Library and Archives states that after the 1909 statewide manufacture ban, Lem Motlow moved Jack Daniel distilling operations to St. Louis and Birmingham. Even after national repeal, Tennessee's ban remained in force until 1937, when distilling resumed in Lynchburg.
paragraph ending with Motlow's four sons
Old No. 7 section
Old No. 7
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