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Westfeldts and Tabasco chief linked by Rugby Grange tale
A summer 2010 dinner at the Square Root in Brevard sparked a walk through Fletcher history. The Westfeldt family built Rugby Grange, later tied to the McIlhenny Tabasco lineage through Paul McIlhenny, longtime CEO who died at 68. The story ties Vaughan Fitzpatrick, Ferncliff, and local landmarks to the Tabasco brand’s extended family.
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Paul McIlhenny
Square Root
Brevard
Mr. McIlhenny
Fletcher
Rugby Grange
Hendersonville
Asheville
Gustaf Adolphus George Westfeldt
Jane McLaskey Westfeldt
Westfeldts of
Fletcher Arts and Heritage Association
Vaughan Fitzpatrick
Paul Mcllhenny
Westfeldt
New Orleans
George Westfeldt
Big Stone House
Broadmoor Country Club
French Broad River
Fitzpatrick
Ferncliff
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
the Square Root
McIlhenny Co
Paul C.P. McIlhenny
Westfeldts
McIlhennys
Fitzpatricks
Eshlemans
Green House
Paul Carr Polk McIlhenny
Tabasco Company
Paul
Tony Simmons
Wall Street Journal
Simmons
Justice
McIlhenny
Paul Westfeldt McKlhenny