The Pee Dee or Ross P Pepper Distillery sat beside the Graystone on Hamilton Ave.

1880: The distillery was acquired by Newcomb-Buchanan Co.

1885: The distillery became a part of the The Anderson & Nelson Distilleries Co. when it incoporated with Herman Becurts, President, Fred W. Adams, Secretary and Manager. Geo Buchanan managed sales. The financing for the reorganization was provided by the UK-based Paris, Allen & Co. The company by this time controlled six distillery warehouses and nine major brands. The distillery was operated as the Allen-Bradley Distilling Co.

1892: Insurance underwriter records list several warehouses and other buildings at the site. The distillery was noted to be fitted with a sprinkler system. The warehouses were all brick (save one) with metal or slate roofs:
Warehouse -- Whitestone -- located 75 ft east of the still(s).
Warehouse -- Pepper Free
Warehouse -- Slocum -- located 600 ft south of the still(s)
Warehouse -- Central -- located 650 ft south of the still(s)
Warehouse -- Williams -- located 700 ft south of the still(s)The Slocum, Central and Williams warehouses were all adjoining, separated by firewalls.
Iron Annex -- iron clad, located 1000 ft south of the still(s).

Additional building included a cattle barn, a frame mill and grain elevator, and an ageing room adjoining the east end of the Whitestone warehouse. At that time, it was being operated by The Allen-Bradley Distilleries, by Wm E Bradley.

1905: The company and its distilleries became a part of the Trust (KD&W).

1920-1933: During prohibition the warehouses of the company were used by the American Medicinal Spirits Co. for concentration warehouses. but the distillery was ultimately razed and not rebuilt upon Repeal.

Aliases that this distillery's product was sold under
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