jazz music] >> waco is the home of dr pepper, and it started in 1885 when a pharmacist named charles aldertonas mixing together some different concoctions in the back of the old corner drugstore where the pharmacy was located. he came up with a fragrant-smelling mixture that he liked very much, and he probably used it in some medicines, but eventually, it was sold as a syrup with carbonated water in it across the soda fountain counter. at first, it was just called waco, but later, they gave it the name dr. pepper. it became very popular in drugstores. soon, other drugstores were asking, can we get some of that syrup you are selling in your store, in your pharmacy? people here said, sure, for a price, we will make a barrel of it and send the wagon over. the popularity grew as other pharmacies and soda fountains around the area began using the waco syrup, which eventually became dr. pepper syrup. later, as it got beyond wagon range, the rails came into play, and waco being a railroad center, it was pretty easy to transport syrup to other areas, as far as oklahoma or south texas or over to louis

. ♪ ♪ >> waco is the home of dr pepper, and it started in 1885 when a pharmacist named charles aldertongether some different concoctions in the back of the old corner drugstore where the pharmacy was located. he came up with a fragrant-smelling mixture that he liked very much, and he probably used it in some medicines, but eventually, it was sold as a syrup with carbonated water in it across the soda fountain counter. at first, it was just called waco, but later, they gave it the name dr. pepper. it became very popular in drugstores. soon, other drugstores were asking, can we get some of that syrup you are selling in your store, in your pharmacy? said, sure, for a price, we will make a barrel of it and send the wagon over. grew as other pharmacies and soda fountains around the area began using the waco syrup, which eventually became dr. pepper syrup. as it got beyond wagon range, the rails came into play, and waco being a railroad center, it was pretty easy to transport syrup to other areas, as far as oklahoma or south texas were over to louisiana. -- or over to louisiana. pepper the do

jazz music] >> waco is the home of dr pepper, and it started in 1885 when a pharmacist named charles alderton mixing together some different concoctions in the back of the old corner drugstore where the pharmacy was located.