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All Out Adventure

All OutBubbly

The South’s Favorite Beverages

ou may work up a thirst on Another Columbus pharmacist, Claud A.
Columbus’ Soft Drink Heritage Hatcher, in the early 1900s originated new
Y Trail as our city’s connections cola drinks, Chero-Cola, Nehi, and RC Cola.
to Coca-Cola, RC Cola, Nehi, and others Whether you call it cola, pop, or soda,
are revealed. discover the Columbus connections on a
Columbus’ own Dr. John S. Pemberton, a walking tour through the Columbus Historic
pharmacist, originated the formula for Coca- District: historiccolumbus.com/columbus-
Cola, selling it to Atlanta’s Candler family in soft-drink-heritage
the late 1800s. Mr. W.C. Bradley in Columbus Or how about a stroll through the
led a group in 1919 to purchase the Coca- Columbus Collective Museums? This
Cola Company from the Candlers, serving as amazing place is home to the Royal Crown
chairman of the board for 27 years.
Cola Museum, Chero-Cola Museum, Nehi
Drink Museum, and Tom’s Peanut Museum.
You’ll also find in the Columbus Collective
Museums the Georgia Radio Museum and
Hall of Fame, and the Lunch Box Museum.
The world’s largest collection of lunch
boxes, with more than 5,000 metal and
plastic boxes, thermoses, and coolers will
bring memories of childhood lunches in
the school cafeteria flooding back when
you find your Scooby Doo lunch box!
The Lunch Box Museum
columbuscollectivemuseums.com
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