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The Andrew John Volstead House is the historic house in Granite Falls, Minnesota, of ten-term United States Congressman Andrew Volstead (1860–1947). It is now managed as a museum and the organizational headquarters of the Granite Falls Historical Society. [ 4 ]
Southlake Mall is a shopping mall in Hobart, Indiana that is marketed as being in Merrillville, Indiana, due primarily to being served by the 46410 postal Zip Code. The tract of land on which it sits was annexed by the city of Hobart from unincorporated Ross Township in 1993.
Andrew John Volstead (/ ˈ v ɒ l s t ɛ d /) (October 31, 1859 – January 20, 1947) was an American member of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota, 1903–1923, and a member of the Republican Party. His name is closely associated with the National Prohibition Act of 1919, usually called the Volstead Act.
Capper-Volstead Act, as amended, in HTML/PDF/details in the GPO Statute Compilations collection US Code Title 7, Section 291 & 292 (from GPOaccess.gov) The Capper-Volstead Act: Opportunity Today and Tomorrow / In Commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of the Capper-Volstead Act by Donald M. Barnes and Christopher E. Ondeck—a paper on the Act ...
Southlake is a city located predominantly in Tarrant County with minor areas extending into Denton County [6] in the U.S. state of Texas. Southlake is a suburb of Dallas/Fort Worth . As of the 2020 census , it had a population of 31,265.
The Volstead Act had a number of contributing factors that led to its ratification in 1919. For example, the formation of the Anti-Saloon League in 1893. [ 9 ] The league used the after effects of World War I to push for national prohibition because there was a lot of prejudice and suspicion of foreigners following the war.
Carroll Senior High School (commonly known as Southlake Carroll) is a public secondary school in Southlake, Texas, serving students in grades 11 and 12. The school is part of the Carroll Independent School District , serving the majority of the city of Southlake, portions of northwest Grapevine , far northern Colleyville and eastern Westlake .
When incorporated in the late 1950s, the name Southlake, Texas already existed, so ranchers and homeowners took the name Westlake. [5] During the late 1990s, the Board of Alderman attempted to disband the town. The large Solana development was annexed by Southlake, while several large tracts of land were annexed by Fort Worth, Texas. A local ...