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 Dr. Pepper Bottling Plant Posted by:  TeamBPL
N 32° 39.885 W 095° 29.338
15S E 266584 N 3616859
A Texas historical marker located at 122 North Johnson Street describing the role of the Dr. Pepper bottling plant in the economic impact of Mineola, TX
Waymark Code: WMNT7Q
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/29/2015
Views: 7
An article from the Holly Lake Gazette ( link) chronicles more about the history of the Mineola Dr. Pepper Bottling Plant.
Here is a ( link) photo of the Mineola Dr. Pepper plant from the 1940s.
Marker Number: 15843
Marker Text:
Taylor Greer, Henry Mings and A. W. Fulcher purchased this property for a bottling plant in 1913. Greer and his wife, Ebbie (Bomar), later bought the others' interests and ran the plant, which bottled milk and soft drinks. In 1926, Greer Bottling Works received a franchise for Orange Crush. In the early 1930s, the Greers constructed a conveyor machine and in 1938 they purchased a franchise for Dr. Pepper. Taylor Greer died that year, but Ebbie Greer continued to bottle these and other soft drinks until selling the plant in 1955. During its years of activity, the soft drink bottling plant, unique to a town of this size, served counties throughout Texas while encouraging economic development of Mineola. (2009)
Marker is Property of the State of Texas
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