Kinkead Ridge Estate Winery

William Kinkead, Jr. arrived in the area in 1796. He and his wife built their cabin on the J. Harris Survey, several miles north of Ripley in 1796. In 1797 William and his father made a journey overland to Chillicothe, Ohio and determined to settle there; returning after the harvest was gathered, they packed their goods and sent them by keel-boat to Chillicothe, while they drove the stock across through the woods. Upon arrival they decided to return to the Ripley area without unloading the goods from the boat after learning about continual conflicts in the area. William remained a resident of Ripley for the rest of his life. He had nine children. The Gothic Revival home on the property was built in 1880, as evidenced by the “Plain and Fancy Plastering” plaque that was found in a wall with a date and name.