Episode 1 of 1
First Serving at Old Corner Drug Store
- When
- 1885
- Where
- Morrison's Old Corner Drug Store
Dr Pepper was first served in 1885 at Morrison's Old Corner Drug Store in Waco, Texas, following its formulation by Charles Alderton.
The drink was created in the 1880s by pharmacist Charles Alderton. He formulated it at Morrison's Old Corner Drug Store. To test the new drink, he offered it to store owner Wade Morrison, who liked it. The exact date of invention is unknown, but the first serving occurred in 1885.
Sources
- Waco, Texas Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-18
- Dr Pepper Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03
Machine-drafted from the cited Wikipedia passages and checked by a reviewing model, not by a human editor. Every passage cites the revision it was written from; dates and places follow those passages.