Bob's Beer Joint on Hwy. 197 in Rabun County

 Prohibition ended in 1933 and alcohol became a local option. Rabun was one of the only counties in NE GA to sell beer. They charged a $1 per case tax which in part helped build the county's first hospital. Bob Brooks opened Bob's in 1936, and it remained in business until the 1960's. There was some dispute where it could be built because it was just above the Habersham County line (dry). This dispute went back to the Blair line survey between the State of GA and the Cherokee Indian nation. The bar was placed far enough above the line to prevent any dispute. Rumor has it that more than beer was sold. The Persimmon Valley, the moonshine center of NE GA, is only a few miles away.
Mike Maffett