Useful taxonomy for website descriptions: original fabric, reconstructed equipment, reused structure, and interpretive display should not be conflated.
Peachee distinguishes living history and preservation reenactment from abandoned archaeological remains.
The Woodford Reserve, Four Roses, and Maker's Mark examples show preservation occurring through adaptive reuse, retained exteriors, reproduced stills or tubs, continued use of old structures, and visitor interpretation rather than untouched survival.
PDF sheet 26
PDF sheet 24
Introduction — operating historic sites
2026-09-29: main text/captions read across 274 screens; all pages visually surveyed and 22 enlarged details inspected. This record is bounded to its cited observation or source assertion, not independent historical/engineering corroboration. Whole-source full review remains open for embedded fine print. Text locator rechecked.
Verified source evidence from the complete review of Carol Peachee's The Birth of Bourbon.
Evidence
The Woodford Reserve, Four Roses, and Maker's Mark examples show preservation occurring through adaptive reuse, retained exteriors, reproduced stills or tubs, continued use of old structures, and visitor interpretation rather than untouched survival.
Locator
- PDF: PDF sheet 24–26
- Section: Introduction — operating historic sites
- Evidence type: Paraphrase
Context
Peachee distinguishes living history and preservation reenactment from abandoned archaeological remains.
Analytical use and caution
Useful taxonomy for website descriptions: original fabric, reconstructed equipment, reused structure, and interpretive display should not be conflated.
Verification
Complete 274-sheet page-by-page textual and visual review completed 2026-08-26; image-caption pairing inspected in numbered contact sheets and locator checked against extracted text.