Built in 1870. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.
“The William Barker Whiskey Bonding Barn is a historic site near Molena, Georgia. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 12, 2008.”
Wikipedia article William Barker Whiskey Bonding Barn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 4 National Register listings published here for Pike County · listed in 2008 · category: Building · built in 1870.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 257 fires within 5 miles of William Barker Whiskey Bonding Barn between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,390 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 50 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 160 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 50 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Smoking | 4 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1996 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 122 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1997 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-PIKE-002 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of William Barker Whiskey Bonding Barn: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molina Sand Co--Lawrence Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Molena, the town this property stands in, in 19 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 13 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2006 | Hail | Molena | $400,000 | The public reported golf ball to softball-sized hail in the southwest part of Pike county near Molena. This hail was caused by a different thunderstorm from the one that spawned the F3 tornado in northern Pike southeast of Hollenville earlier. The thunderstorm that caused the large hail in southwest and south central Pike county was a separate supercell thunderstorm moving east across the southern part of the county. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Molena | $20,000 | The Pike County Emergency Manager reported wind damage to the roof of a gas station at the intersection of Highway 18 and Jones Street as well as the canopy over the gasoline pumps. A vehicle was damaged by the debris, but no injuries were reported. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Molena | $10,000 | The public reported numerous trees and power lines down. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Molena | $5,000 | An amateur radio operator reported that trees and power lines were down in downtown Molena at the intersection of Georgia Highways 109 and 18. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Molena | $2,000 | The Pike County Emergency Manager reported trees blown down on Reams Road. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Molena | $1,000 | The Emergency Manager relayed a report of a downed tree on Old Zebulon Road near Highway 109. |
| December 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Molena | $1,000 | A tree was downed on Sands Road . |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Molena | $1,000 | Report of tree down along Grubb St. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Molena | $1,000 | Report of tree down along Grubb St. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Molena | $1,000 | The Pike County 911 center reported a tree blown down along Highway 109 east of Molena. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Molena | $1,000 | The Pike County 911 Center reported that a few trees were blown down between Molena and Concord. |
| December 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Molena | $1,000 | The Zebulon Newspaper reported that a few trees and several tree limbs were blown down across the county when a line of thunderstorms moved through the county from southwest to northeast. A couple of roads were blocked by downed trees. |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Molena | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Molena | $500 | The Pike County 911 center reported a large tree limb blown down blocking the roadway on Hill Street in Molena. |
| November 2025 | Hail | Molena | - | Public report and photo of quarter size hail in Molena, ga. |
| March 2023 | Flash Flood | Molena | - | Law Enforcement reported flooding and closure of New Road due to high water on a small creek. In addition to the 1.5 inches of rain that fell the previous day, radar estimates indicate that 4 to 6 inches, with isolated amounts of up to 8 inches, fell on March 26, resulting in the flash flooding. |
| March 2023 | Flash Flood | Molena | - | The Emergency Manager reported Daniel Road closed due to flooding from Rocky Ford Branch. In addition to the 1.5 inches of rain that fell the previous day, radar estimates indicate that 4 to 6 inches, with isolated amounts of up to 8 inches, fell on March 26, resulting in the flash flooding. |
| March 2010 | Hail | Molena | - | An amateur radio operator observed penny-sized hail in the far southwest corner of the county near the Upson county line, south of Molena. |
| March 2005 | Hail | Molena | - | A relative of a postal worker at the Woodbury Post Office in Meriwether county reported "pecan-sized" hail while on a job in Molena. |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | R. F. Strickland Company | 6.1 miles | 1982 |
 | New Hebron Baptist Church | 6.6 miles | 2017 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 08000396 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Pike County | All 4 listed properties in this county. |
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