In 1767, Englishman Dr. Joseph Priestley developed the process by which one could flavor water beverages. His first flavors included sarsaparilla, birch bark, dandelion and several fruit-flavored drinks. Although Swedish chemist Torben Bergman developed the process to carbonate water, it wasn’t until 1832 that American John Waters developed a machine capable of producing large quantities of carbonated soda water.
Bulloch History with Roger Allen - The first soda pop arrives in Southeast Georgia


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