Terre Haute, Indiana: Marker: Birthplace of the Coke Bottle (Gone)
The entry submitted by the Root Glass Co. won the national Coke bottle design competition in 1915. Sept. 2024: reported moved inside the Vigo County Museum
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The marker has been removed. The post that it was on is still there.
[Chuck Neal, 09/20/2024]
Representing the Birthplace of the Coca-Cola Bottle, 27 painted bottle sculptures can be found at various locations throughout the city; a Visitor Guide and map to their sites is available. The six-foot-high bottles are painted in various themes represented by the sponsors and/or local businesses.
[Bryan Bromstrup, 09/19/2018]
At the corner of 3rd Street and East Voorhees stands a historical placard that marks the birthplace of the 1915 Coke bottle that won in a national contest.
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The former site of the Root Glass Co. is now occupied by a gas station and minimart.