Alabama Vineyard and Winery Company Records

Collection — Box: Short Collection 4, Folder: 1

Identifier: 0074

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This small collection contains prospectus, flyers, plate map, deeds, and cover letters (1898) from the Alabama Vineyard and Winery Co., represented by land agent George S. Bowen of Chicago, to William Goldberg and J.H. Wyatt, both of Chicago, for farms and lots in Vinemont, Cullman County, Alabama.

Dates

1898

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research without restriction.

Biographical / Historical

The real estate company of George S. Bowen & Son, organized and marketed in Chicago, Illinois, advertised vineyards and fruit farms near Vinemont, Cullman County, Alabama. Vinemont was established on the highest point of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. The company planned to build a winery and cannery and guaranteed to purchase a percentage of the farmers' fruit and grape crops. The company failed and the town's name was changed to South Vinemont in 1961.

Extent

11 Items (1 Folder)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased from D.C. Allen, 1976.

Processing Information

Processed by Kayla Barrett March 13, 1996. HTML finding aid listed by Dieter C. Ullrich July 2003. Finding aid added to ArchivesSpace by Cara Eiland October 10, 2019.