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The Poindexter Distillery |
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The distillery was established by John Poindexter ca. 1850. The land was originally owned by Phil Keath, who had operated a mill on the site. John Poindexter rebuilt the mill and added the distillery. The distillery output was sold as "Poindexter Bourbon". In 1880, the still was acquired by the Wigglesworth Bros, who tore down and rebuilt both the mill and distillery. The capacity was increased to 100 bushels per day, yielding 1,500 barrels annually. Perrin (1882) records that the distillery was iron clad and measured 40 x 100 ft in size, with three floors. Product was stored in two iron-clad warehouses capable of holding 6,000 barrels, but two new brick warehouses were being built to replace them. The distillery employed eight men at $1.50 per day and the waste from the mashing fed 250 hogs. Perrin also notes that the distillery was buying barrels from Cincinati at $2.50 a piece, and the barrels held the brands Poindexter Bourbon, and Wiglesworth Bros. 1889: the distillery was put up for sale following the death of one of the Wigglesworth Bros. It was purchased by the surviving brother (W T Wigglesworth) as The Wigglesworth Bros. Co. The property now included four warehouses with a capacity of 6,000-8,000 barrels. Insurance underwriter records compiled in 1892 note that the distillery was of frame construction with a shingle roof. The property included hog pens and cattle pens and three bonded warehouses: An unused brick warehouse 100 ft north of the still. It had no roof at that time. A stone warehouse 90 ft north of the still. The roof was metal or slate. An iron-clad warehouse 105 ft NE of the still. The insurance records show that the still was owned by The Wigglesworth Bros. Co. Wigglesworth Bros. Inc. was incorporated in 1905 and continued operations until Prohibition. The following information was received in an anonymous communication: "William Goodloe Wiglesworth was my grandfather. Wiglesworth is spelled with one "G" in my family. My father, William G. Wiglesworth, Jr.(1914-2010), used to have a bottle of Old Poindexter bourbon, saying this is what his father and uncles sold before prohibition. The warehouse holding the bourbon burned down during prohibition. After prohibition my grandfather concentrated on farming since the bourbon had been destroyed." |
Internal Revenue recorded warehouse transactions for The Poindexter Distillery as follows:
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