Bottled-up Enthusiasm
Published Mar 18, 2008
Raise a glass to Dublin, Texas, home of the oldest Dr Pepper bottling plant in the world.
The Dublin plant began its operation in 1891, just six years after a pharmacist in Waco invented the drink. The pharmacist named his syrupy invention after the father of a girl he had loved back in his home state of Virginia.
Dr Pepper was introduced to the rest of the United States and the entire world at the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis. The tiny, independent Dublin plant still remains these days, even when corporations have gobbled up most small bottlers.
The plant is also producing the soft drink just like it was more than 100 years ago. For example, it still uses imperial pure cane sugar in its drinks compared to less expensive corn sweeteners used my most soda drink producers.
At Old Doc’s Soda Shop in Dublin, you can enjoy a cold one, tour the Dr. Pepper Museum and browse a Dr. Pepper gift shop. Dublin is located about 70 miles southwest of Fort Worth and 80 miles west of Waco. The address is 105 East Elm St. in Dublin.
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