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Dr Pepper Bottling Co Founded Here in 1925
Dr Pepper Bottling Co founded here in 1925 by Campbell, then chief engineer for Central Power and Light, opened in the ice plant two blocks east of downtown. The firm grew, moved near Lake Avenue, distributing Dr Pepper and other drinks across Colorado and Fayette Counties and East Bernard and Lissie in Wharton County. In 1948 Roland J Campbell, Campbell’s son and WWII veteran, joined operations and planned a new building to meet postwar demand.
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Campbell
Central Power and Light Company
Dr Pepper Settling Company
Uni
Versal Motor Company
Lake Ave
Dr Pepper Bottling Company
Dr Pepper Aid
Colorado
Fayette
East
Bernard
Lissie
Wharton
Mr. Campbell
Roland J. Campbell
A&m University
Dr Pepper Bottling Co
Eegle Lake