page_title: Royal Spring Park
section_title: Kentucky Bourbon developed
hierarchical_section_title: Royal Spring Park / History / Kentucky Bourbon developed
caption_attribution_description: English: Royal Spring, the main source of water for Georgetown, Kentucky since earliest settlement as McClelland's Station in 1775. (View of Royal Spring from looking across West Main Street, by the old Scott County jail).
context_page_description: Royal Spring Park is the site of a large spring in Georgetown, Kentucky that since the earliest settlements in the area has provided water for the area. In addition to the spring, the park has a log cabin built by a former slave, Milton Leach. The park was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on April 2, 1973.
context_section_description: Baptist preacher Elijah Craig set up a grain mill and used the spring water to first distill bourbon whiskey using the sour mash process on this site in 1789. Craig has long been credited with the creation of bourbon though more recent research suggests alternative explanations.
  Royal Spring Park, located off West Main Street (U.S. Route 460) in the downtown area, features an outdoor recreation area, viewing of Royal Spring, and an authentic restored log cabin museum. The site has several historical markers and monuments that give tribute to the spring, early settlers, and local war heroes.
  The park was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on April 2, 1973.
caption: View of Royal Spring from W. Main Street
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