Overholt family
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The Overholt family is a prominent Pennsylvania distilling and industrial family best known for developing the Old Overholt rye whiskey brand and establishing the historic village of West Overton.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old Overholt | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American family
ⓘ
business family ⓘ distilling family ⓘ family ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Scottdale, Pennsylvania
ⓘ
West Overton, Pennsylvania ⓘ Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| business | Old Overholt distillery ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
coal and coke interests ⓘ milling ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | German ⓘ |
| foundedSettlement | West Overton ⓘ |
| heritageSite |
West Overton Museums
ⓘ
surface form:
West Overton Village and Museums
|
| historicalEra |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ |
| industry |
distilling
ⓘ
manufacturing ⓘ whiskey ⓘ |
| influenced | American rye whiskey industry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Overholt family
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Overholt
West Overton ⓘ rye whiskey production ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | German ⓘ |
| legacy | one of the oldest continually maintained American whiskey brands ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Abraham Overholt
ⓘ
Henry Clay Frick ⓘ Henry Oberholtzer ⓘ |
| product |
Old Overholt distillery
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Overholt rye whiskey
|
| regionOfActivity |
Pittsburgh region
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Pennsylvania
|
| religiousBackground |
Mennonites
ⓘ
surface form:
Mennonite
|
| socialStatus |
prominent distilling family
ⓘ
prominent industrial family ⓘ |
| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| surnameVariant | Oberholtzer ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Old Overholt