Gustave Courbet Plage de Normandie painting

Gustave Courbet Plage de Normandie painting
Thomas Kinkade HOMETOWN MORNING painting
Specialists from Virginia's state government discovered the still when it bought the property in 1932, in the waning months of Prohibition. The site, almost two miles from the main house, went undeveloped and was largely forgotten.Records show Washington built the distillery in 1797, two years before his death, and it produced 11,000 gallons of corn and rye whiskey between 1798 and 1799. The whiskey was sold or traded to farmers and prominent local families. Ledgers show the Lees, Randolphs and Fitzhughs were regular customers.The five-still project earned $7,500, one of Washington's most profitable ventures. Farm manager James Anderson, a Scot, encouraged Washington to build a distillery to take advantage of excess grain and a nearby gristmill.