Dr Pepper Museum

 In May we made a trip to the Dr Pepper Museum in Waco, Texas.  While there, we learned that Dr Pepper was created by Dr. Charles Alderton, a pharmacist, who worked in Morrison's Old Corner Drugstore in 1885. 

 In the Old Corner Drugstore Dr Pepper was originally called a "waco." Alderton's customers would ask him to shoot them a "waco."

The owner of the drugstore changes the name to "Dr. Pepper."  The period is dropped in the 1950's.

 Dr Pepper became so popular at the Old Corner Drugstore it became hard to keep up with demand.  In 1891, Artesian Manufacturing & Bottling Company was formed and later becomes Dr Pepper Company.

 Dr Pepper is introduced in 1904 at the World's Fair in St. Louis. 

 W.W. "Foots" Clements began as a delivery truck driver and worked his way up to became president, CEO, and chairman of the board. 

 During his delivery days he discovered that right handed customers opened coolers with their left hand and would grab a drink on the cooler's right side, so that's where he began placing the Dr Pepper. 

 The Dr Pepper Museum was founded in 1988.  It is housed in the 1906 Artesian Manufacturing & Bottling Company building.

 Wes, Katherine, Sebastian, and I enjoyed touring the museum, learning about the history of Dr Pepper and free enterprise, as well as other Waco history.

Oh, and getting a free sample of Dr Pepper wasn't bad either!