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In January, we recognize the passage of 102 years since Prohibition. The 13-year nationwide ban on alcohol started on Jan. 17, 1920 (ending Dec. 1933), with some of its key moments originating in Westerville. The Westerville City Hall Courtyard is home to “The American Issue,” a sculpture by Matthew Gray Palmer that tells this story. A generation ago, Westerville was the intellectual and logistical center for the passage of the 18th Amendment, which prohibited the manufacture, sale or transportation of “intoxicating liquors” in the United States. According to Palmer, the sculpture “embodies the conflict between government regulation and individual freedom and celebrates the historical significance of Westerville as the home of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution. The American Issue was privately funded and donated to the City in spring 2018. Learn more at www.westerville.org/americanissue.