Marker Inscription
On this site in 1861-65, the William R. Alexander Distillery met a wartime need in Texas. May 28, 1862, Governor Francis R. Lubbock closed all Texas distilleries, to save grain. Army calls for medicinal liquor (for opiate and stimulant purposes) soon caused him to order a few, including Alexander's, re-opened. In drastic medical shortages, Texans throughout the Civil War gave such help as they could. Bandages, sewing silk, lint, polk weed, peach bark, barilla and other home medical aids went to various military units. (1964)
About this site
Alexander's Distillery is a historical marker in Salado, Bell County, dedicated in 1964. It is one of 226 historical markers documented in Bell County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 411 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.9451, -97.5327 near Salado. The nearest cataloged historic site is Twelve Oaks (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Hendrickson--Caskey House, George Washington Baines House, and Tenney, Levi, House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5027000113. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
