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ARCHAEOLOGY OF KENTUCKY BOURBON: ENGAGING THE ENDANGERED BLUEGRASS CULTURAL LANDSCAPE OF KENTUCKY By Nicolas R. Laracuente University of Kentucky, Department of Anthropology In 2006, the World Monuments Fund named the Bluegrass Cultural Landscape of Kentucky on its 100 Endangered Sites List. WHY? Poor Planning Apathy Conceptualization of Landscape Static Landscapes Versus Landscape Becoming • Constructed Entity • Inert • Development requires overwriting an older landscape • Discourse Materialized • Constantly Created • Development allows integration of historic resources Several communities make up the Bluegrass. Issues that are important to one community may be irrelevant to another. Achieving a balance between development and preservation requires using a variety of methods to share the importance of history present in every historic structure and underneath every street, sidewalk, and empty lot in the Bluegrass Cultural Landscape. Tim Ingold’s ‘dwelling perspective’ conceptualizes landscapes as stories constructed through the material remains of lived experience. The Archaeology of Kentucky Bourbon is an effective way to grab the attention of multiple Bluegrass Communities while making major contributions to Kentucky Archaeology. Research Questions • How do the layouts of distilleries change overtime? How is this related to local economic, environmental and other cultural factors? • What is the relationship between the distillery industry and the development of Kentucky’s transportation infrastructure? • How does the rise in quality control change the use and location of agricultural land associated with each distillery? • Is distillery size and location related to social stratification and the ethnic composition of a community or region 1775-1783: Evan Williams and Elijah Craig were the first distillers in Kentucky 1791 and 1813 Excise Taxes: distillers that cannot pay shut down or become moonshiners. 1831 “Old Bourbon”: As Kentucky shifts from a barter economy to a consumer economy, distillers raise quality control. Brands, such as “Old Crow”, let people know what they are buying. In the late 1800’s there are thousands of distilleries across Kentucky. Many were the largest business in their community. 1918-1933: Distillers who legally operate during prohibition market whiskey as medicine. May 4, 1964: Congress recognizes Bourbon as a distinctive product of the United States. In 1999, The Kentucky Distillers Association created the Kentucky Bourbon Trail that features 6 of the remaining distilleries. In the last five years these distilleries had over 1.7 million visitors. A desire to appear progressive for the World Equ estrian Games resulted in the demolition of a city block of historic buildings to construct a high rise in Lexington. Adaptedfrom GoogleEarth CourtesyofUniversity ofKentuckyArchives CourtesyofUniversityof KentuckyArchives CourtesyofUniversity ofKentuckyArchives CourtesyofUniversity ofKentucky Archives CourtesyofUniversity ofKentuckyArchives CourtesyofUniversityof KentuckyArchives CourtesyofUniversityof KentuckyArchives reproduce dfrom mapscopyrightedbyEnvironmentalDataResourcesInc. andhoused intheUniversity ofKentuckyLibrariesMap Collection. Follow this project on Twitter: @archaeologist TheBluegrass Region

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ARCHAEOLOGY OF KENTUCKYBOURBON:ENGAGING THE ENDANGERED BLUEGRASSCULTURALLANDSCAPE OF KENTUCKY

By Nicolas R. Laracuente

University of Kentucky, Department of Anthropology

In 2006, the World Monuments Fund namedthe Bluegrass Cultural Landscape of Kentuckyon its 100 Endangered Sites List.

WHY? Poor Planning Apathy

Conceptualization of Landscape

Static Landscapes Versus Landscape Becoming • Constructed Entity

• Inert

• Development requiresoverwriting an olderlandscape

• Discourse Materialized

• Constantly Created

• Development allowsintegration of historicresources

Several communities make up theBluegrass. Issues that are important toone community may be irrelevant toanother.

Achieving a balance betweendevelopment and preservation requires

using a variety of methods to share theimportance of history present in everyhistoric structure and underneath everystreet, sidewalk, and empty lot in theBluegrass Cultural Landscape.

Tim Ingold’s ‘dwelling perspective’conceptualizes landscapes as storiesconstructed through the materialremains of lived experience.

The Archaeology of KentuckyBourbon is an effective way tograb the attention of multipleBluegrass Communities whilemaking major contributions toKentucky Archaeology.

1775-1783: Evan Williamsand Elijah Craig were thefirst distillers in Kentucky

1791 and 1813 Excise Taxes:distillers that cannot payshut down or becomemoonshiners.

1831 “Old Bourbon”: AsKentucky shifts from a bartereconomy to a consumereconomy, distillers raise qualitycontrol. Brands, such as “OldCrow”, let people know whatthey are buying.

In the late 1800’s there are thousands of distilleries across Kentucky. Many werethe largest business in their community.

1918-1933: Distioperate during prwhiskey as medi

A desire to appear progressive for the World Equ estrian Gamesresulted in the demolition of a city block of historic buildings toconstruct a high rise in Lexington.

Adaptedfrom GoogleEarth

CourtesyofUniversity ofKentuckyArchives

CourtesyofUniversityof KentuckyArchives

CourtesyofUniversity ofKentuckyArchives

CourtesyofUniversityof KentuckyArchives

CourtesyofUniversityof K

reproducedfrom mapscopyrightedbyEnvironmentalDataResourcesInc. andhousedintheUniversity ofKentuckyLibrariesMap Collection.

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