A brief timeline of this distillery's history.
Waterfill and Frasier
1860's - J. M. Waterfield and George Frazier purchase a
distillery in Tyrone, Ky. (Downard, Dictionary of the
History of the American Brewing and Distilling
Industries, p.207).
1903 - John Dowling acquires Waterfield and Frazier (Downard,
Dictionary of American Brewing. p. 207).
1904 - Waterfill and Frasier Distillery is destroyed by fire,
but none of the warehouses are damaged. The distillery
is to be rebuilt (Wine and Spirits Bulletin, Feb. 1,
1904, page 21 and March 1, 1904, page 48).
1933 - A new distillery is built in Anchorage, Ky. (Downard,
Dictionary of American Brewing, p. 207).
1966 - The Warterfill and Frasier Distillery Company is listed
as rectifiers, Bonded Warehouse and national
distributers, but not distillers. They have 15 brands
of whiskey listed (1966 Red Book, p.55).
Mike Veach