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Article: Jack Daniel Distillery Celebrates Founder's 150th Birthday With Unveiling Of New Statue in the Hollow.
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- PR Newswire
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- September 7, 2000
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LYNCHBURG, Tenn., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ --
Jack Daniel returned to the Hollow this past weekend in Lynchburg (pop. 361), Tenn., to help celebrate his 150th birthday.
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Distillery Ambassador Lynne Tolley, who is the great-grandniece of Jack Daniel, and sculptor Alan LeQuire unveiled a new bronze statue of the founder of the nation's oldest registered distillery. Master Distiller Jimmy Bedford joined Tolley for the unveiling. The new 600-pound bronze statue stands in front of the Distillery's Cave Spring and replaces the original Italian marble statue that stood guard since 1941.
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