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OFC Timeline

Unread postby bourbonv » Fri Aug 12, 2005 9:04 pm

This is very similar to the Stagg Timeline but carries forward to the Canadain producy Schenley created.

O.F.C. History

1820 - The first steamboat trip from Leestown, Ky. to New Orleans. In that year 2,148 barrels of whiskey are shipped (U D Archives, Unpublished Manuscript, p.40).

1840 - George T Stagg establishes a distillery (Kentucky's
Bourbon Industry, J Atherton, Filson Club).

1849 - Benjamin Harrison Blanton makes a fortune in the California Gold Rush. He spends the money purchasing most of the business section of Denver, Colorodo and then exchanges this property for Confederate Bonds and becomes a Major in the Confederate Army (U D Archives, Unpublished Manuscript, p.39).

1865 - Benjamin Harrison Blanton opens a small distillery on his property in Leestown, Ky. The sight later becomes part of the OFC Distillery (U D Archives, Unpublished Manuscript, p. 39).

1869 - O.F.C. Distillery built by Pat Frazier. (Remarks of
Merit, "Biography of a Distillery", UD Archives,
991.m.144).

1873 - Distillery is modernized by E H Taylor. George Stagg is
working for him (U D Archives, Uncataloged Item).

1882 - Col. Edmund H Taylor buys O.F.C. Distillery. (Remark
Merit, UD Archives, 991.m.144).

o - Fire destroys the distillery (U D Archive, Uncataloged
Item).

1885 - George T Stagg buys the distillery. (Remak Merit, UD
Archives, 991.m.144).

o - The company remains named the E H Taylor Jr Co. (U D
Archives, Uncataloged Item).

1887 - The Geo. T. Stagg Co. incorporates on the 9th day of
November, 1887 (U D Archive, Minute Book I, Geo. T.
Stagg Co.).

1889 - George T Stagg is President of Company, with Samuel R
Smith as Plant Superintendent and Stanley M Stagg as
Warehouse Superintendent. (Remark Merit, UD Archives,
991.m.144).

1890 - Georfge T. Stagg dies and the Duffy Family purchases
the distillery (Remarks of Merit, U D Archives,
991.m.144).

1891 - George T Stagg moves its offices from 122 East Main to Frankfort, Ky. where their distillery is located. E H Taylor listed as the distiller (Wine and Spirit Bulletin, Jan. 1, 1891).

1892 - Walter B Duffy elected to fill the position on the
board of Directors created by the retirement of Geo. T
Stagg (U D Archive, Minute Book I Geo. T. Stagg Co.).

1893 - Stagg bottles its product for the first time - before
this they only sold bulk whiskey by the barrel.

o - Stagg claims to be the first company to bottle the
pint bottle. (Remarks Merit, UD Archives, 991.m.144).

1900 - The E H Taylor Co becomes Geo. T Stagg Co. (U D
Archives, Uncataloged Item).

1911 - Frank G Stagg becomes Secretary-Treasurer of of Geo. T.
Stagg Co. (Remarks Merit, UD Archives, 991.m.144).

o - The 1911 Mida's Financial Index list the address of the main office as 246 Michigan Ave, Chicago, Ill. and the distilleries as Dy. No. 2 and Dy. No. 113, both in the 7th Dist, Frankfort, Ky. with a capital value of over $1,000,000.

1912 - A B Blanton becomes Plant Manager at Stagg (U d Archives, Unpublished Manuscript, p.39).

1919 - Prohibition shuts the distillery down, but bottling
house continues to operate, bottling "medicinal use"
whiskey. (Remarks Merit, UD Archives, 991.m.144).

o - The distillery becomes a concentration warehouse (U D
Archives, Uncataloged Item).

1920 - A. B. Blanton purchases the Stagg distillery (Spirit,
Aug. 1953).

1921 - Col A Blanton is made President of Geo T Stagg and
is resposible for the distillery during prohibition.
(UD Archives, 991.m.140).

1929 - Fire destroys the Dry House. (Remarks Merit, UD
Archives, 991.m.144).

1930 - First run of whiskey allowed to keep stocks of
"medicinal use" whiskey at a stable level. (Remarks
Merit, UD Archives, 991.m.144).

1933 - Schenley buys Geo. T. Stagg. This includes the O.F.C.,
Geo T Stagg, and Cream of Kentucky brands. (Remarks
Merit, UD Archives, 991.m.144).


o - The Stagg Distillery had a capacity of 1,000 bushels of grain which equals 42,000 gallons of rye or 46,000 gallons of bourbon (U D Archives, Unpublished Manuscript, p. 38).

o - Blanton had experienced help at the Stagg distillery when Schenley took over the plant. William B Pythian was warehouse supperintendent (hired 1889), John T Mayes was distiller (hired 1895) and Walter B True was Chief Engineer (hired 1899) (U D Archives, Unpublished Manuscript, p. 41).

1935 - Col. Blanton has the lodge built at the Frankfort
distillery for the benefit of the employees (UD
Archive, 991.m.140).

o - Schenley opens a Louisville office for George T Stagg
at 672 Starks Buliding (Louisville City Directory, U of
L Archives).

1945 - Schenley purchases the Quebec Distillers Inc. and change the name to Canadian Schenley Ltd. (U D Archives, 992.m.164).

1952 - Col. Blanton retires after 55 years of service at the
George T Stagg distillery. Schenley renames the
distillery Albert B, Blanton Distillery (UD Archives,
991.m.146)

1953 - The 2,000,000th barrel of whiskey is made at the
distillery (U D Archives, Uncataloged Item).

1954 - Schenley introduces Canadian O.F.C. whisky (U D Archive, Uncataloged Manuscript).

1961 - The 3,000,000th barrel of whiskey is made at the
distillery (U D Archives, Uncataloged Item).

1959 - Col. Blanton dies (UD Archives, 991.m.146).

1968 - The distillery becomes part of the Glen Alden Co. (U D
Archives, Uncataloged Item).

1973 - Canadian O.F.C. wins the gold medal at the Monde Selection in Geneva, Switzerland (What's New at Schenley, Winter 1973).

1983 - Schenley sells the Ancient Age Brands and the Albert B
Blanton distillery to Ancient Age International (C
Morris, 12/11/92).

1987 - Guiness buys Schenley (C Morris, Glenmore, 15/11/91).


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