{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Traveling Boy","provider_url":"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure","author_name":"Fyllis Hockman","author_url":"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/author\/fyllis\/","title":"Blue Ridge Mountains: Moonshine Capital of the World - Traveling Boy","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"G8iz8tZhTp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/blue-ridge-mountains-moonshine-capital-of-the-world\/\">Blue Ridge Mountains: Moonshine Capital of the World<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/blue-ridge-mountains-moonshine-capital-of-the-world\/embed\/#?secret=G8iz8tZhTp\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Blue Ridge Mountains: Moonshine Capital of the World&#8221; &#8212; Traveling Boy\" data-secret=\"G8iz8tZhTp\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Moonshine-LEAD.jpg","thumbnail_width":432,"thumbnail_height":350,"description":"The Blue Ridge Mountains, and the infamous parkway that runs through them, are famous for many things: scenic drives; nature tours; hiking trails; fall foliage; farmer's markets; historical sites, and so much more. And yet none of that covers the most interesting attribute of this Roanoke region in Virginia's Blue Ridge, the city known as the gateway to the Blue Ridge Mountains, and its Franklin County neighbor. It's the \"Moonshine Capital of the World.\" Before, during, and after Prohibition, bootlegging reigned supreme. And it's no slouch in today's world either."}