Registered Distillery #50, 7 th District, Woodford County, KY (1855-1914)

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RD #50, 7 th District
Woodford County, KY

(Est. 1855)

1855: the distillery was established by Jeff Frazier (Cecil, 1999).

Insurance underwriter records compiled in 1892 suggest that the distillery was of frame construction with a metal or slate roof. The property included cattle pens adjoining the distillery and three warehouses:
Warehouse A -- iron-clad with a metal or slate roof, located 100 ft east of the still.
Warehouse B -- frame with a shingle roof, located 40 ft north of the still.
Warehouse C -- frame with a shingle roof, located 480 ft north of the still. This was a free warehouse. In 1892, the still was was being operated by W J Frazier.

1907: The distillery was sold to O J Carpenter of Lexington.

1908: The distillery was destroyed by fire but was rebuilt.

Review bonded warehouse transactions for this distillery

Internal Revenue recorded warehouse transactions for this distillery as follows:
( explain: origin of these records, letter codes )

1898: W J Frazier -- T, B, W
1901: W Z Frazier -- D, T, W (casualty)
1903: W Z Frazier -- T, W (casualty)
1904: W Z Frazier -- T, W
1914: The W J Frazier Co. -- no details given

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