City Of Lawrenceburg Indiana

Lawrenceburg, long known as "Whiskey City," received a second nickname,
"Casino City," in December 1996 when Argosy Gaming Company's riverboat
casino opened, ushering in a new era. Lawrenceburg is called Whiskey
City due to the many distilleries that operated in town. Joseph E.
Seagram & Sons started in 1851 and remains the world's largest
distillery.

Lawrenceburg, the county seat of Dearborn County, is on the banks of the
Ohio River about 25 miles down river from Cincinnati, Ohio. It was
founded in 1801 by Samuel C. Vance, a soldier under Gen. George
Washington and an aide to Gen. Anthony Wayne. Vance named the city in
honor of his wife, whose maiden name was Lawrence.

About 15 years after Vance laid out Lawrenceburg, he built a mansion,
known as the Vance-Tousey house, on West High Street, with its
beautiful entranceway facing the Ohio River. The structure is among the
finest examples of Federal architecture in the nation. The first
three-story "skyscraper" brick building in Indiana was built at Walnut
and High streets in 1820 by Jesse Hunt, and was called the Grand Hotel.
The vacant structure, which now is known as the Hunt House, is in
jeopardy of being demolished.