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Title: Old soda fountain in Vicksburg MS Post by: aspbear on September 22, 2007, 08:30:20 pm My wife and I were on a trip and we stopped at vicksburg at this old Soda Fountain. Thought you all might like these pictures.
Title: Re: Old soda fountain in Vicksburg MS Post by: sodaworks on September 22, 2007, 09:04:01 pm That sign is awesome!!!
Title: Re: Old soda fountain in Vicksburg MS Post by: aspbear on September 22, 2007, 09:19:31 pm yeah, I had never seen one in person. It was about 30 inches wide so it would not fit in my wife's purse. I took some more pictures that I will get re sized, the soda fountain was all marble and looked like you could just fire it back up in a second...
Title: Re: Old soda fountain in Vicksburg MS Post by: dr galaga on September 23, 2007, 08:30:59 am Is this an operating fountain, or a museum display?
Title: Re: Old soda fountain in Vicksburg MS Post by: aspbear on September 23, 2007, 09:52:07 am It is not a working fountain. It is in the orginal building of Biedenhart Drug Store and is maintained by the vicksburg historical society.
The brochure says it was were coca cola was first bottled in the U.S.< that does not what I have read about coca cola history but I was not going to argue with them.. Title: Re: Old soda fountain in Vicksburg MS Post by: aspbear on September 23, 2007, 09:57:45 am Here is the picture of the old bottling machine and a display case they had.
Title: Re: Old soda fountain in Vicksburg MS Post by: coke_and_stuff on September 23, 2007, 12:11:12 pm Joseph Biedenharn was the first actual person to put Coca Cola in bottles, Shelf life then was less than a week. Thats a cool place GB I have been there but it was a long time ago.
Joey Title: Re: Old soda fountain in Vicksburg MS Post by: MoonDawg on September 23, 2007, 02:27:32 pm Shelf life less than a week! Bottles were not sealed tight?
Title: Re: Old soda fountain in Vicksburg MS Post by: coke_and_stuff on September 23, 2007, 02:40:35 pm Hutchinson bottles, alot of times if they were turned upside down they would leak. Pre 1900 pre crown top.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/coke_and_stuff/biedenharn.jpg) Joey Title: Re: Old soda fountain in Vicksburg MS Post by: aspbear on September 23, 2007, 05:30:08 pm thanks Joey, glad I did not argue...
Title: Re: Old soda fountain in Vicksburg MS Post by: jasmine64 on October 26, 2007, 04:13:23 pm Nice museum I've been there several times.
How did you like the cobblestone streets and hilly parking? The casinos are the main attractions now. Lots of good shopping and old homes downtown. Did you go through the military park? The view of the MS river from the bluff is great. Title: Re: Old soda fountain in Vicksburg MS Post by: aspbear on October 26, 2007, 05:00:04 pm We really liked the trip through vicksburg. We had actually been there before and just found the old soda fountain. Not much on the casino's but I like to go to the old battle fields. I love the look of these truly great old towns....
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