First Coca-Cola Bottling Company in the United States
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N 35° 02.769 W 085° 18.450
16S E 654364 N 3879470
First Coca-Cola Bottling Company in the United States.
Waymark Code: WM24JW
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 09/03/2007
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First Coca-Cola Bottling Company in the United States

On July 21, 1899, two Chattanooga Lawyers, Benjamin Franklin Thomas and Joseph Brown Whitehead, signed a contract with the Coca-Cola Company granting them the exclusive rights to bottle coca-cola in most of the United States. Another Chattanooga Citizen, John Thomas Lupton, provided financial backing for the future development of the bottling business. The first Coca-Cola bottling company began operations at this site in November 1899.

Marker Name: First Coca-Cola Bottling Company in the United States

Marker Location: City

Type of Marker: Building

Marker Number: 2A 99

Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission
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