W.A. Gaines and Company

W.A. Gaines & Co. Established 1868. 229 West Main Street. Downtown Frankfort, Kentucky.

W.A. Gaines and Company was a liquor (distilled beverage) company that specialized in American-made whiskeys. Originally started as the partnership Gaines, Berry & Co. in 1862, it was reorganized in 1868 as W.A. Gaines and Company and later became a joint stock company in 1887.[1][2] Among the company's investors and officers was Edson Bradley.

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  2. ^ "Hiram Berry Biography". wordpress.com.