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Monday, January 26, 1829

John Abraham Sprenger Jr. was born in Reading, Pennsylvania.  He was raised in his family's brewery in Lancaster and took it over fro...

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Monday, January 26, 1829

John Abraham Sprenger Jr. was born in Reading, Pennsylvania.  He was raised in his family's brewery in Lancaster and took it over fro...

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Saturday, January 26, 1833

Charles Ferdinand Leslin was born in Bavaria. He emigrated to America some time in around 1850 and lived in New York for a while. He then moved to ...

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Wednesday, January 26, 1848

Frederick G. Yuengling, son of founder David Yuengling, was born.

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Wednesday, January 26, 1848

Johann Georg Walther (George Walter) was born in the Kingdom of Wurttemberg. He received his education there and as a young man he learned the trad...

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Friday, January 26, 1855

Joseph H. Glennon was born in Port Griffith, Pennsylvania.  

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Saturday, January 26, 1861

Jacob Best, patriarch of the Best family of brewers, died at age 75.

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Saturday, January 26, 1901

Carrie (Carry) A. Nation sets up home in Topeka, Kansas. She would terrorize the saloons of the city for the next ten years.

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Featured Brewery

The Bluff City Brewing Company, Alton, Illinois

Founded
1842

Closed
1952