White Point Vacation Home: A History of Rum Running
As the builder of the manor house at White Point, Angus Doggett was the local fish buyer and set up shop at Hunt’s Point Wharf. When the American Prohibition Act was passed in 1920 this turned a relatively-steady, sea-going South Shore area into a hot bed of activity.
To slake the thirst of the American Speak-Easy’s the Canadian liquor industry went fuill-bore into production. However, since most of the land transportation links were closely guarded the purveyors of booze looked to the experienced sea captains to deliver their precious cargos. This not only filled the coffers of the liquor barons but also spawned a newed boom in ship-building.
Over the years Angus Doggett and his heirs were known as rum runners and the manor house was their headquarter. It is even rumoured that Al Capone met with Dogget on one occassion as the gangster was headed to his liquor warehouses on St. Pierre-Miqulon in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Today, Doggert and many of his family are buried in the little cemetery on the 4th fairway at White Point Golf Course.
In honour of Angus Doggett, White Point Vacation Home has named their third suite the “Rum Runner.” The old kitchen still echoes with talk to run running deals while up in the loft the tongue-and-groove beadboard leaves no doubt that the home was built by shipwrights.
Check out the Rum Runner Suite at White Point Vacation Home.
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