Alabama Distilling Company: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
:''This article is about the historic distillery on Five Mile Creek. For the Tuscaloosa company, see [[Alabama Distilling Co. (Tuscaloosa)]].'' | :''This article is about the historic distillery on Five Mile Creek. For the Tuscaloosa company, see [[Alabama Distilling Co. (Tuscaloosa)]].'' | ||
The '''Alabama Distilling Company''' was a distillery | The '''Alabama Distilling and Feeding Company''' was a distillery operated by [[J. L. Lockwood]] on [[Five Mile Creek]] north of [[East Lake]]. It was known for keeping hogs and cattle which were "fed from the refuse of the still." | ||
In [[1901]] the company was accused by the [[Jefferson County Sanitary Commission]] of polluting the creek by | In [[October 4]] [[1898]] the company's plant and livestock were confiscated by the United States for selling liquor without license. | ||
In [[1901]] Lynchburg, Tennessee distiller [[Frank Motlow|Frank "Spoon" Motlow]] became an investor in the Alabama Distilling Company. | |||
In November [[1901]] the company was accused by the [[Jefferson County Sanitary Commission]] of polluting the creek by letting the waste from its hog pens to flow into the stream. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* "Uncle Sam Refused to Compromise Case With the Alabama Distilling Company" (October 25, 1898) {{BAH}}, p. 2 | |||
* "Claim Still Pollutes Water" (November 17, 1901) {{BAH}}, p. 5 | * "Claim Still Pollutes Water" (November 17, 1901) {{BAH}}, p. 5 | ||
[[Category:Distilleries]] | [[Category:Distilleries]] | ||
[[Category:Five Mile Creek]] | [[Category:Five Mile Creek]] | ||
Revision as of 09:24, 15 April 2023
- This article is about the historic distillery on Five Mile Creek. For the Tuscaloosa company, see Alabama Distilling Co. (Tuscaloosa).
The Alabama Distilling and Feeding Company was a distillery operated by J. L. Lockwood on Five Mile Creek north of East Lake. It was known for keeping hogs and cattle which were "fed from the refuse of the still."
In October 4 1898 the company's plant and livestock were confiscated by the United States for selling liquor without license.
In 1901 Lynchburg, Tennessee distiller Frank "Spoon" Motlow became an investor in the Alabama Distilling Company.
In November 1901 the company was accused by the Jefferson County Sanitary Commission of polluting the creek by letting the waste from its hog pens to flow into the stream.
References
- "Uncle Sam Refused to Compromise Case With the Alabama Distilling Company" (October 25, 1898) The Birmingham Age-Herald, p. 2
- "Claim Still Pollutes Water" (November 17, 1901) The Birmingham Age-Herald, p. 5