Joseph Biedenharn bottled Coca-Cola for the first time in 1894 at his candy store on Washington Street in Vicksburg, predating the commonly cited Atlanta bottling operation and making Vicksburg the birthplace of bottled Coca-Cola. The original store has been preserved and operates as a museum with the original bottling equipment, candy counter, and an Elsong Music Room.
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