DAY 2 - MUSEUMS IN VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI

COCA COLA MUSEUM and THE OLD COURT HOUSE MUSEUM

This is a shorter day out and about the city.   Check it out.

We went down to the main street near the river and stopped in at the Coca Cola Memorabilia Museum housed in the old Biedenharn Candy Company building .  But not before we were accosted by a pan handler, an older lady claiming to be hungry.  However, Gary's few dollars did not make her happy.  Oh well, you can't help them all.  Wonder where her food stamps went??

Soda Fountain

In 1894 this candy merchant of Vicksburg took a favorite fountain beverage and put it in bottles to ship it out into the rural area since it had been selling so well in the city.  His beginning with Coca Cola began in 1890 when a salesman for Coca Cola left him a five-gallon keg of syrup to use at a fountain in his store. 

The first bottles were ten-ounce stoppered bottles with a wire hook protruding from the neck.  They were packed upside down in the crate to keep them from being accidently opened.

On through the store where Coke memorabilia takes the place of the candy on the old store shelves, you still get a feel of the store of by-gone era.  This had been in business beginning in 1860 when Mr. Biedenharn first started the candy store.  He was the oldest of twelve children.  He is known as the patriarch of the franchise business for the Coca Cola Company

Puzzles



 

From the candy store we went on to the Old Court House Museum.  It houses many items from the mid to late1800's depicting family and business life of that area.

 

Front view of
four sides with columns!

Court Room from the past was on second floor.



Guns found in recent years that had been buried
 have now been covered with wax to
protect them from any further deterioration.





Swinging butter churn

Apothecary cabinet

Bath tub, just what I want!





We decided that two museums was enough.  We did three in one day in New York back in 2008 and decided never again!!  Gary wanted to stop at the casino next for play, but I opted to go home while he played the penny slots.  I got my refrigerator cleaned and freezer defrosted, so it was time well spent!!  This was also when I screwed up the photo download, but I did not know it until the next day.  So I felt I had accomplished a lot.  Ha-ha.
Plans for tomorrow is a Bed and Breakfast Tour, so stay tuned.