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According to records on file with the Ohio Secretary of State, the Bay View
Wine Company was incorporated on February 23, 1905. The plant was on
the 300 block of Putnam Street, and the office was at 807 Water Street. The
officers of the company in 1908 were Allen H. Porter, president; James A.
Sawyer, vice president; and Jacob Bookerman, treasurer. By 1915, Mr.
Sawyer was the president of the company, which produced native
wines, champagnes, and brandies, and dealt in a variety of liquors and
whiskies. One of the wines compounded at the Bay View Wine Company was the
Golden Eagle Brand, promoted on the top of this receipt from 1909.
An advertisement from the September 13, 1905 issue of the Star Journal stated that the Bay View Wine Company was the resident agent for Green River, “the whisky without a headache.” At this time the company also sold unfermented grape juice for fifty cents a quart. In 1911, the company sold Olden English Ale for $1.75 a case.
By January of 1919, the Bay View Wine Company had dissolved. During Prohibition, Sweet Valley Products produced non-alcoholic beverages at the Putnam Street plant. The site is now occupied by Amvets Post No.17. Visit the Sandusky Library Archives Research Center to learn more about the historic wineries in Sandusky and the Lake Erie Islands region.
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The Sweet Valley products were named after the Sweet Valley Wine Company on Kelley's Island. In fact, the drawing is the building located on Division Street across from the cemetery. It was originally the Rush family winery (going back to the 1860s) and the Monarch Wine Co. the ruins of this building still stand and were recently purchased, and the lot is being cleared.
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