Flemingsburg in Fleming County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Old Tobacco Plug Factory

121 E. Electric Ave.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 10, 2015

1. Old Tobacco Plug Factory Marker

Inscription. Built before 1860, this building began as the E.A. DuPuy & Co. Mill & Distillery. Over the years, it has also served as a storage warehouse for the railroad and for a furniture company. It is currently home to an art galley called Banana Tree Studios.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.

Location. 38° 25.245′ N, 83° 44.002′ W. Marker is in Flemingsburg, Kentucky, in Fleming County. It is at the intersection of Electric Avenue and East Electric Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Electric Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 121 Electric Avenue, Flemingsburg KY 41041, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Outer Bluegrass. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Birthplace of Herman Chittison / Accomplished Jazz Pianist (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Gorman Building (about 700 feet away); Fleming Hotel (about 700 feet away); James J. Andrews (about 700 feet away); John F. Day (1913-1982) (about 800 feet away); Fleming County (approx. 0.2 miles away); Stockton's Station (approx. 0.6 miles away); Michael Cassidy (1755-1829) (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Flemingsburg.

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Old Tobacco Plug Factory & National Landmark markers. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 10, 2015

2. Old Tobacco Plug Factory & National Landmark markers.

E.A. DuPuy & CO
Mill and Distillery
has been
listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c.1860

Old Tobacco Plug Factory image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 10, 2015

3. Old Tobacco Plug Factory

Now Banana Tree Studios

Rear of Old Tobacco Plug Factory image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 10, 2015

4. Rear of Old Tobacco Plug Factory

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 24, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 838 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 24, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.