Gypsy Heart
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Stamping Ground, Kentucky, whose name is derived from buffalo that would congregate at the salt springs located in what is the town center and 'stamp' the ground as they stood under the shade of the trees. Within a few years of the village's founding, it became the largest in the precinct.
The Buffalo Springs Distillery was originally owned by Crigler and Crigler, and was first constructed for a woolen mill in 1864 by McMillan and Wright. It was converted into a distillery two years later by Robert Samuels and Company.
In 1934, a new Buffalo Springs Distillery complex was constructed. Later owners were the Stagg Company in 1941 and the Schenley Distillery in 1951. The facility closed in 1968, when the last shipment of whiskey was rolled out of the warehouse. It was used for several years prior only as a warehouse. [1]
In 1998, the six-acre distillery complex was auctioned. [1] A Louisville businessman was at one point interested in converting the complex into a micro-brewery, or a so-called 'boutique brewery,' old distilleries converted into new working facilities. Will Linder and Associates of Berea prepared an application on a contingency basis to request the distillery be placed on the National Register of Historic Places, opening up the possibility of grants and loans.
The Buffalo Springs Distillery was originally owned by Crigler and Crigler, and was first constructed for a woolen mill in 1864 by McMillan and Wright. It was converted into a distillery two years later by Robert Samuels and Company.
In 1934, a new Buffalo Springs Distillery complex was constructed. Later owners were the Stagg Company in 1941 and the Schenley Distillery in 1951. The facility closed in 1968, when the last shipment of whiskey was rolled out of the warehouse. It was used for several years prior only as a warehouse. [1]
In 1998, the six-acre distillery complex was auctioned. [1] A Louisville businessman was at one point interested in converting the complex into a micro-brewery, or a so-called 'boutique brewery,' old distilleries converted into new working facilities. Will Linder and Associates of Berea prepared an application on a contingency basis to request the distillery be placed on the National Register of Historic Places, opening up the possibility of grants and loans.
