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  1. Opposition to the Temperance Movement in Buncombe County
    date March, 1851map BUNCOMBE, North Carolinatags Church/Religious-Activity

    In March of 1851, a vicious battle raged in Buncombe County, North Carolina between the Sons of Temperance and their local opposition. The members of the Buncombe Sons of Temperance consisted of men who were in favor of the moderation of alcohol consumption. The opponents of this order acted out against the Sons in spurts of violence. A Knoxville, Tennessee newspaper picked up this story and claimed...