THE CLARKE BROS. BOTTLED WHISKEY FOR THE GOVERNMENT WHO THEN PUT THEM OUT OF BUSINESS!
The town of Peoria, Illinois was at one time the largest whiskey producing city in the United States. There were many companies based in Peoria in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. Originally started as the Clarke Bros. Whiskey Distillery and later called The Clarke Bros. & Company Distillery, the company claimed to be the largest…