Dadeville in Tallapoosa County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Dadeville Coca-Cola Company
1912~1934
Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 21, 2023
1. Dadeville Coca-Cola Company Marker
In 1912, Adam Hill Wilder opened a Coca-Cola bottling plant at the corner of Cussetta and West streets. Wilder's plant produced the beverage in 6.5-ounce glass bottles, filled one at a time by machine. A case of thirty-four bottles cost 80’. For two decades, the franchise serviced communities in Tallapoosa County east of the Tallapoosa River, including regular routes between Camp Hill, Carrville, Dadeville, Dudleyville, Easton, Jacksons Gap, Reeltown, and Union. The plant also supplied Coca-Cola to the construction site of the Thomas Wesley Martin Dam, built southwest of Dadeville between 1923 and 1926. Thirsty workers sometimes drank more than 300 cases of Coca-Cola a day.
In the 1930s, a businessman from Columbus, Georgia, purchased the Dadeville and nearby Alexander City Coca-Cola franchises. The Dadeville plant closed soon thereafter.
Erected 2017 by the Alabama Historical Association.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1912.
Location. 32° 49.893′ N, 85° 45.913′ W. Marker is in Dadeville, Alabama, in Tallapoosa County. It is on Cusseta Street east of
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Regionally, this marker is in East Alabama. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. 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 original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, 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: Tallapoosa County Korean & Vietnam War Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Tallapoosa County World War II Memorial (about 400 feet away); Battle Of Horseshoe Bend (about 400 feet away); Tallapoosa County World War I Memorial (about 400 feet away); Tallapoosa County (about 400 feet away); Alabama Mills WWII Memorial (about 500 feet away); Johnson J. Hooper (about 500 feet away); Historic Dadeville (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dadeville.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 21, 2023
2. Dadeville Coca-Cola Company Marker & former plant location.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 21, 2023, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 959 times since then and 166 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 21, 2023, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
