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The Eagle Brewery of Wheeling, West Virginia, USA

Dates Trade Name Historic Address
1854 - 1855 Eagle Brewery, John Pfarr & Blistain *
1855 - 1856 Eagle Brewery, John Pfarr *
1859 - 1859 Eagle Brewery, John Pfarr & Carl "Ch... *
1859 - 1865 Eagle Brewery, Charles Winterholler *
1865 - 1865 Eagle Brewery, John Reid & Co. (John King... 700-702 Market Street
1868 - 1868 Eagle Brewery, Kinghorn, Brown & Kress (G... 700-702 Market Street
1868 - 1868 Eagle Brewery, Kinghorn & Co. (George Kin... 700-702 Market Street
1870 - 1871 Eagle Brewery, Kinghorn & Co. (George Kin... 700-702 Market Street
1871 - 1878 Eagle Brewery, Kinghorn & Co. (George Kin... South side of South Street between Main & Water
1878 - 1889 Eagle Brewery, Kilian Kress 1425 Smith Street
1884 - 1887 Eagle Brewery, Kilian Kress (Kenney & Blu... 700-702 Market Street
1885 - 1889 Kenney Ale Brewery (Aka of Eagle Brewery) 700-702 Market Street
1887 - 1889 Eagle Brewery, Kilian Kress (John J. Kenney, ... 700-702 Market Street
1889 - 1900 Kenney Brewery 700-702 Market Street
  • The Fate of the Brewery building is unknown

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3rd April 1831    

Kilian Kress was born in Grossentuder, Hesse, Germany.  He was a common laborer when he sailed from Bremen on the 24th of May, 1852.  He landed in the port of Baltimore on the 21st o... View More

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25th January 1842    

George Kinghorn was born in Carrington, Scotland, the son of John and Christian (née Stoddard).  John was a brewer, and George learned the trade with his father's guidance.  Ge... View More

1854     FoundedEagle Brewery, John Pfarr & Blistain*

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27th March 1854    

John Joseph Kenney was born in Wheeling, West Virginia and he was educated at St. Vincent's Academy.  He began working in the nail mills at the age of fourteen and about 10 years... View More

1855     Eagle Brewery, John Pfarr*

1859     Eagle Brewery, Charles Winterholler*

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1865    

1865     Eagle Brewery, John Reid & Co. (John Kinghorn & Amick)700-702 Market Street

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Burton's Ale
1865-1867
X Ale
1865-1867
XX Ale
1865-1867

16th April 1868     Eagle Brewery, Kinghorn & Co. (George Kinghorn & Killian Kress)700-702 Market Street

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16th April 1868    

George Kinghorn, John L. Brown and Killian Kress Dissolve theor partnership in the Eagle Brewery.

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20th January 1868    

Kilian Kress is brought in as a partner in the Eagle Brewery of Wheeling, West Virginia.

1870     Eagle Brewery, Kinghorn & Co. (George Kinghorn & Kilian Kress & Christian Stoehr)700-702 Market Street

28th August 1871     Eagle Brewery, Kinghorn & Co. (George Kinghorn & Kilian Kress)South side of South Street between Main & Water

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1878    

1878     Eagle Brewery, Kilian Kress1425 Smith Street

1884     Eagle Brewery, Kilian Kress (Kenney & Blum, lessees)700-702 Market Street

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Ale
1884-1887
Porter
1884-1887
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1885    

1885     Kenney Ale Brewery (Aka of Eagle Brewery)700-702 Market Street

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1887    

1887     Eagle Brewery, Kilian Kress (John J. Kenney, lessee)700-702 Market Street

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17th February 1888    

19 year old Ed Kress, son of Eagle Brewery owner Kilian Kress, was violently disrobed by brewery machinery, but otherwise unharmed.

As reported by the Wheeling West Virginia Dail... View More

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1889    

1889     Kenney Brewery700-702 Market Street

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Circa: 1890    

1900 ClosedKenney Brewery