Cayuga Lake · Tour
King Alcohol Ends Reign: Ithaca’s Prohibition History Walking Tour
Thursday, August 27, 2026
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM · The History Center in Tompkins County
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Currently listed
Organizer source observed Aug 27, 2026
- Date
- Thursday, August 27, 2026
- Time
- 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
- Cost
- $15
- Setting
- Unknown
Event details
What to know.
In the early 1900s, Ithaca, NY earned some colorful nicknames: “Sodom,” “Sin City,” and “Rum Town, USA.” Long before national Prohibition took hold, Ithacans were already battling over booze, morality, and modernity. “King Alcohol Ends Reign” is a 10-block walking tour through downtown Ithaca that traces the city’s spirited (and often surprising) history with Prohibition. Led by trained docents from The History Cente
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