5 - Al Capone's Party Boat

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Join your hosts, Andrew and Michelle, as they navigate this tangent-filled wild episode about the Prohibition, alleged Al Capone and Purple Gang involvement, a floating speakeasy, and a shipwreck that's still the talk of the town. Learn about the Keuka and the stories she holds within her sunken hulls.

Sources:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/once-a-floating-speakeasy-this-shipwreck-tells-a-tale-of-bullets-and-booze-180981471/

https://www.historyextra.com/period/20th-century/prohibition-history-facts-what-when-start-why-passed-america-ban-alcohol/

https://www.britannica.com/topic/bootlegging

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-11657255/Al-Capones-sunken-speakeasy-revealed-haunting-photos.html

https://www.northernexpress.com/news/feature/the-mystery-of-the-keuka/

https://njscuba.net/artifacts-shipwrecks/gallery-of-ships/schooner-barge/

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22259827/james_h_gallagher