Evan Williams marker

ID: 2382
This file appears in: Evan Williams, 1755-1810
Evan Williams marker

Photo of the Evan Williams historical marker after the dedication ceremony.
Courtesy of Becky Riddle.

This file appears in: Evan Williams, 1755-1810

By Kate Sowada and Christopher Beebout
Historical Marker #2445 commemorates Evan Williams (1755 – 1810), an early Kentucky whiskey distiller in Jefferson County. A native of Wales, Williams came to Kentucky around 1780. He settled in Louisville, which had been established two years…