The Mill Creek Distillery, RD#13, 6 th District, Harrison County, KY (1892-1904)

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The Mill Creek Distillery
RD #13, 6 th District
Harrison County, KY

Cecil (1999) suggests that John and Andy Makemson ran a mill and still on a farm established by their father, David Makemson, in 1795. The Makemsons later sold out to G W Taylor.

Insurance underwriter records compiled in 1892 suggest that the distillery was of frame construction. The property included a two bonded warehouses. The first was built of stone with a metal or slate roof and was located 70 ft NE of the still. A second adjoining warehouse was iron-clad and sat 110 ft east of the still. At that time, it was still owned by George W Taylor.

In 1905, the Geo. W Taylor brand was sold to Wigglesworth Bros., (Cecil) but the fate of the disillery was not recorded.

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

1898: The G W Taylor Co. -- T, G, W
1901: The G W Taylor Co. (seized) -- T, W
1903: The G W Taylor Co. -- T, W
1904: The G W Taylor Co. -- T

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