The Boone County Distilling Company is a distillery originally formed in Petersburg, Kentucky, and operated from 1833 until shutting down in 1918.
The original distillery was a steam mill bought by Virginia brothers John and William Snyder.
[3] Due to the $1.50/gallon liquor tax imposed on distributors during the Civil War, Appleton sold the Distillery to Joseph C. Jenkins and James Gaff.
[citation needed] By 1910 the distillery had been shut down due to lack of visitors to the town Petersburg and the final reserves were sold off by 1918.
The original distillery is an archaeological site with remnants of stone and brick foundations and walls.