3C NECTAR BOTTLING COMPANY

3-C Nectar Bottling Co. of Marion, Va was incorporated on May 12, 1921 (2) with H. B. Staley as President, J. A. Calhoun as Vice President, E. S. Calhoun Secretary and Treasurer, all of Marion, VA. According to Wythe Hull's The History of the Marion Bottling Company, Inc., it would only last about eighteen months. They set up shop in the J. B. Rhea Building on the corner of North Main Street and Depot Street. 3-C Nectar was a cola type drink that was named after the parent company, Columbia Chemical Company of Roanoke, Virginia. Two gentlemen who would become two of the best known and respected citizens of Marion, Mr. Quincy Calhoun, and Mr. F.A. Roland, came to Marion to operate the company.(1) 3-C Nectar, even with its short history was the second bottler in Marion, VA.(1) If you want to read more about 3-C Nectar, I have a page dedicated to the brand called the 3-C Nectar Story.

The J. B. Rhea building as it stands today.

A 3C Nectar error bottle from Marian, VA

3C Nectar from Marion, VA

The first advertisement I found for 3C Nectar from the May 1921 Marion Newspaper.

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