What illicit spirit is rumored to have played a role in the founding and the clandestine operations of both Goldsboro, North Carolina and Newport, Tennessee?

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moonshine. Local legend says Goldsboro's founding supporters put moonshine in the town's well to encourage people to vote for their candidate. Around Newport, generations of experienced moonshiners hid stills in remote Appalachian hollows and thick forest cover.