Author Archive: Ultimateplaces Photography

The Great Seal of the United States – Louisville, Kentucky

The Great Seal of the United States - Louisville, Kentucky

The Great Seal, the national seal of the United States as seen at Jeffersontown Veterans Memorial Park outside of Louisville, Kentucky.  The 13 stars above the Eagle’s head, and the 13 stripes on the Eagle’s shield represent the original thirteen colonies.  The latin motto E pluribus unum means (“Out of Many, One”), a represents a country of many different origins and ethnicities, united as one people. The olive branches and arrows clutched in the eagle’s claws represent peace and war, with the eagle’s head showing a preference for peace, but always being prepared for war if necessary.

Buffalo Trace Water Tower – Frankfort, Kentucky

Buffalo Trace Water Tower - Frankfort, Kentucky

An old water tower at at the Buffalo Trace Bourbon Distillery in Frankfort Kentucky.  The first Kentucky bourbon dates back to 1795, when Jacob Beam first sold his “Old Jake Beam Sour Mash. Seven generations of the Beam family have been involved in the production bourbon since that time.

The Buffalo Trace Distillery, which dates back to 1775, has gone by several names over that time, including George T. Stagg Distillery and the Old Fashioned Copper (O.F.C.) Distillery. The current name, Buffalo Trace, refers to well known pathways that buffalo herds left behind on the Great Plains and Midwest that Indian tribes and later European pioneers, followed during their travels. In some cases they became the basis for highways now used today in the United States.

Buffalo Trace Distillery Wagon Barrels – Kentucky

Buffalo Trace Distillery Wagon Barrels - Kentucky

An old wagon with bourbon barrels (with bourbon rickhouses in the background) on display at the Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort Kentucky.  The first Kentucky bourbon dates back to 1795, when Jacob Beam first sold his “Old Jake Beam Sour Mash. Seven generations of the Beam family have been involved in the production bourbon since that time.

The Buffalo Trace Distillery, which dates back to 1775, has gone by several names over that time, including George T. Stagg Distillery and the Old Fashioned Copper (O.F.C.) Distillery. The current name, Buffalo Trace, refers to well known pathways that buffalo herds left behind on the Great Plains and Midwest that Indian tribes and later European pioneers, followed during their travels. In some cases they became the basis for highways now used today in the United States.