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Chuck

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  1. Does anyone have a distillery and a brewery in the same building?
  2. http://spider.georgetowncollege.edu/htallant/border/bs12/fr-gasto.htm
  3. "In Robertson County, by 1894, only five distilleries were still depositing whiskey in warehouses, and two of those were run by widows: Louisa Nelson for Charles Nelson's Greenbrier Distillery, and Josephine Woodard Brown for J. S. Brown Distilleries on Wartrace Creek."
  4. In my research, I have found a lot of newspaper articles on the distillery and Charles Nelson, but not many of them mention Louisa. In Charles' obituary, she is referenced:"In all family matters he would with knightly grace defer to his beloved wife, whose word to him was law." Everything I have seen that references her is about her strength of character and 'executive ability, but I haven't found too much other than her signature on a lot of documents.
  5. Louisa Nelson, my great, great, great Grandmother, was one of the first women to run a distillery. She took command of operations of Nelson's Green Brier Distillery when her husband died in 1891. I have some paperwork that has her as "proprietor", but I don't know how involved she was in the actual distilling.
  6. Hi Phillip, We are going to locate our distillery in Nashville, TN
  7. Greetings All, I have been following this forum for some time now, and would like to introduce myself. My name is Charlie Nelson, and I am working to resurrect Nelson's Green Brier Distillery, started by my g.g.g. grandfather, Charles Nelson. The distillery produced and sold the original Tennessee Whiskey (Nelson's Green Brier Whiskey), before Jack Daniel's, but did not re-emerge after Prohibition. As you all are keenly aware, the road to opening your own distillery is a long and difficult one, but I made the decision to dedicate my life to bringing my family's brand of whiskey back to the marketplace. Currently we are working on the financing of this operation and would love to talk to anyone who is interested in sharing their story, and I am always open to advice. Feel free to contact me directly at any time. Many thanks to all of you who contribute to this forum! Charlie Nelson charlie@greenbrierdistllery.com 615.207.7467
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