VA, USA
Mount Vernon Grist Mill and Distillery
Landmark
Washington's commercial grist mill and distillery operation, which by 1799 was the largest whiskey distillery in the United States. The mill ground grain from the five Mount Vernon farms and from neighboring plantations; the distillery produced 11,000 gallons of rye whiskey annually. Both were operated by enslaved labor.
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George Washington, Martha Washington, Lund Washington
George Washington, Martha Washington, Lund Washington
George Washington, Martha Washington, Lund Washington