Maker's Mark Bench

ID: 1460
This file appears in: Old Grist Mill and Distillery
Maker's Mark Bench

Bench near the entrance of the Maker's Mark Distillery.
Photo courtesy of Carla Wagner

This file appears in: Old Grist Mill and Distillery

By Becky Riddle
Historical Marker #1509 commemorates the history of the grist mill and distillery that would later be known as Makers Mark in Loretto, Kentucky. In 1803, Charles Burks, his wife Sarah, and their family settled on the west bank of Hardin Creek in…