Historedia
Person

Joseph Augustus Biedenharn

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1894

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Joseph Augustus Biedenharn, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Coca-Cola first sold in bottles

    1894

    Role: Confectioner and businessman credited with first bottling Coca-Cola

    1. 1894 · Biedenharn Candy Company, Vicksburg, MississippiFirst Bottling at Biedenharn Candy Company

      Joseph Biedenharn developed a procedure to bottle Coca-Cola at his wholesale candy company in Vicksburg, Mississippi, marking the first time the drink was sold in bottles.

    2. 1894 onwards · Vicksburg, MississippiExpansion of Bottling-Distributor Franchises

      Biedenharn created a model of bottling-distributor franchises, expanding his business through this model in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas.

Sources

  1. Joseph A. Biedenharn Wikipedia, revision of 2026-02-23