Johann Andreas Wiederkehr

Johann Andreas Wiederkehr was a Swiss-American winemaker, leather worker, and farmer. After immigrating to the United States in 1880, he opened a vineyard and winery in the Arkansas River Valley. He continued to make wine during Prohibition in the United States, having been granted special permission by the Catholic Church. He was the founder of Wiederkehr Village, Arkansas. His winery was added to the National Register of Historic Places.