<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2iixCw_19Yrie0R00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2iixCw_19Yrie0R00" width="1200" height="600" >MONROE, La. (KNOE) - The first bottle of Coca Cola was sold in the Biedenharn Candy Company in Vicksburg, Mississippi on March 12, 1894.Joseph Biedenharn owned the store. He had been selling Coca Cola as a fountain drink, but wanted to be able to take the beverage to rural customers. Biedenharn came up with a way to bottle Coca Cola and transport it.He eventually expanded throughout Louisiana and Texas. In 1913 he relocated the manufacturing and bottling operations to Monroe, Louisiana. The original candy store where the first bottle was sold is now a museum in Vicksburg.Joseph Biedenharn’s home and surrounding gardens in Monroe are also museums dedicated to the brand, the industry, and the family’s story.</div></body>

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MONROE, La. (KNOE) - The first bottle of Coca Cola was sold in the Biedenharn Candy Company in Vicksburg, Mississippi on March 12, 1894. Joseph Biedenharn owned the store. He had been selling Coca Cola as a fountain drink, but wanted to be able to take the beverage to rural customers.

Coca Cola first bottled on March 12, 1894

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MONROE, La. (KNOE) - The first bottle of Coca Cola was sold in the Biedenharn Candy Company in Vicksburg, Mississippi on March 12, 1894. Joseph Biedenharn 

Coca Cola first bottled on March 12, 1894

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