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The Distiller Who Lost His License

Did you know? In 1888 a Huntingdon whiskey dealer was refused a renewal of his license, and in 1891 he got it back because the authorities found they could not keep liquor out of the county anyway.

Richard Langdon built a brick distillery in Juniata Township, near Huntingdon, and Martin Grube ran it. His son, Martin Grube Jr., carried on the business from January 2, 1884, until May 1, 1888, when he was refused a renewal of his license. A county biography published in 1897 says that three years later, finding it impossible to prevent the importation of liquors into the county, the authorities granted Mr. Grube a license again on April 1, 1891.

A fire insurance map shared by Myer Souders shows Martin Grube Jr.'s registered distillery on Raystown Road.

Checked and confirmed. CONFIRMED 2026-10-03 against the sources listed: every factual sentence was tied to a verbatim passage and a script confirmed each passage is in its source. Where sources disagreed on a number, the number was left out. Information shared with us by readers is given as theirs, not as fact: Myer Souders (map).

Sources

  1. J. Simpson Africa, History of Huntingdon and Blair Counties, Pennsylvania (1883)
  2. Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley (1897)

Checked 2026-10-03 · County histories and primary sources, read in full

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Photographs from Juniata township

Terrace Mountain near Huntingdon, PaTerrace Mountain near Huntingdon, PaLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. No known restrictions on publication · 2017660277
Corbin Bridge, 2 miles Southeast of Huntingdon on road to Raystown Dam, HuntingdonCorbin Bridge, 2 miles Southeast of Huntingdon on road to Raystown Dam, HuntingdonLibrary of Congress · pa2739
Eastern end of the Corbin Bridge, which carries Township Road 428 over the Raystown Branch Juniata River southwest of Huntingdon in Juniata Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. Built in 1937, this suspension bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.Eastern end of the Corbin Bridge, which carries Township Road 428 over the Raystown Branch Juniata River southwest of Huntingdon in Juniata Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. Built in 1937, this suspension bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.Photograph by Jet Lowe for the , 1989. A work of the United States Government · Corbin Bridge.jpg

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