Sunset Lodge in Georgetown: The Story of a Madam

by David Gregg Hodges

Book Overview

Hazel Weisse moved to Georgetown in 1936 and opened a brothel three miles south of Front Street. Despite being illegal, the business remained open for thirty-three years until Weisse's retirement in 1969. She was well known, shopping every week on Front Street and appearing in the newspaper as a donor to charitable causes. She sent her sporting ladies to town for their weekly doctor visits, banking deposits and shopping trips. Weisse was also aware...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467143669
• ISBN13: 9781467143660
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.0"