Mineola in Wood County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Dr Pepper Bottling Plant

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 1, 2019

1. Dr Pepper Bottling Plant Marker

Inscription. 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.
Marker is Property of the State of Texas

Erected 2009 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 15843.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Notable Places. A significant historical year for this entry is 1913.

Location. 32° 39.858′ N, 95° 29.333′ W. Marker is in Mineola, Texas, in Wood County. It is at the intersection of North Johnson Street and East Kilpatrick Street, on the right when traveling north on North Johnson Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 122 North Johnson Street, Mineola TX 75773, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Select Theater (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Barney B. Hart House (within shouting distance of this marker); First Baptist Church of Mineola (within shouting distance of this marker); Mineola Opera Houses (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Public Mineral Water Well (within shouting distance of this marker); First National Bank Building (within shouting distance of this marker); The Thomas Breen Family (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); "The Old Mineola City Hall" (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mineola.

Former Dr Pepper Bottling Plant on left of marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 1, 2019

2. Former Dr Pepper Bottling Plant on left of marker.

View of marker looking south on Johnson Street. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 1, 2019

3. View of marker looking south on Johnson Street.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 6, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,448 times since then and 94 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 6, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.