The Boone County Distillery, RD#8, 6 th District, Boone County, KY (1879-1918)

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The Boone County Distillery
RD #8, 6 th District
Boone County, KY

Cecil (1999) notes that the distillery was established by W T Snyder on the Ohio River.

Insurance underwriter records compiled in 1892 suggest that the distillery was built of brick with a metal or slate roof. The property included several cattle barns of frame construction and six warehouses:
No. 1 -- a bonded warehouse adjoining the cistern room. It was brick-built with a metal or slate roof.
No. 2 -- a free warehouse adjoining the malt house. It was brick with a metal or slate roof. The malt house was also used as a free warehouse.
Nos. 3, 4 & 5 were all adjoining and built of brick with metal or slate roofs. They were located 450 ft west of the still house.
No. 6 -- a new warehouse, built of brick with a metal or slate roof. It was located 450 ft west of the still.

In 1892, the distillery was shown to be owned by E L Workum of Freiberg & Workum, but was operating under at least 70 different names.

In 1907, the distillery was acquired by The Trust, who ran it until 1918.

Aliases that this distillery's product was sold under
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The Boone County Distillery provided product that was sold under the following aliases:

1892: Belle Vernon Distilling Co.
1892: Berkland Distilling Co.
1892: Breckenridge Distilling Co.
1892: Cedar Creek Distilling Co., Indianapolis, IN
1892: Clifton Springs Distilling Co., Cincinnati, OH
1892: Cynthiana Club Distilling Co.
1892: Gold Leaf Distilling Co., Covington, KY
1892: M Harris Distilling Co.
1892: Honey Creek Distilling Co.
1892: Kentucky Club House Distilling Co.
1892: Lexington Distilling Co., Lexington, KY
1892: Nelson Club Distilling Co.
1892: Old Cabin Creek Distilling Co.
1892: Old Deposit Distilling Co.
1892: Olympian Springs Distilling Co.
1892: Phoenix Mills Distilling Co., Chicago, IL
1892: Rosedale Distilling Co.
1892: Weideman Distilling Co.
1892: S N Weil Distilling Co., Cincinnati, OH
1892: Ferdinand Westheimer & Sons, St. Joseph, MO

Internal Revenue recorded warehouse transactions for The Boone County Distillery as follows:
( explain: origin of these records, letter codes )

1898: E L Workum, Proprietor -- T, B, E, G, W
1898: Jeptha L Workum, Proprietor -- T, W
1898: J Walter Freiberg -- D, T, E, G, W
1901: J Walter Freiberg, Prop'r -- T, E, G, W
1901: Boone County Distilling Co. Inc. -- D, W
1901: Jeptha L Workum -- T, G, W
1901: Ezekiel L Workum -- T, B, E, M, X, W
1903: Jeptha L Workum -- T, W
1903: Ezekiel L Workum -- T, B, E, W
1903: Thomas B Matthews -- D, T, W
1903: J Walter Freiberg, Proprietor -- T, G, W, B, E
1903: Boone County Distilling Co. Inc. -- W, T, D
1904: Jeptha L Workum -- T, W
1904: Ezekiel L Workum -- T, B, W
1904: Thomas B Matthews -- T, W
1904: J Walter Freiberg, Proprietor -- T, G, W, B, E
1904: Boone County Dist. Co. Inc. -- W, T, G

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