CHERO-COLA / NEHI BOTTLING COMPANY

The Chero-Cola Bottling Company of Appalachia first shows up on the Sanborn Maps in 1922 at 405 Callahan Avenue. By 1929 they have built a new building at 407-409 Callahan Avenue. The Chero-Cola Bottling Company eventually changes its name to the Nehi Bottling Company by 1947, and is being run by J. E. Honeycutt. The July 08, 1954 Kingsport Times reported that the building that once housed the Nehi Bottling Company in Appalachia, VA were gutted by a fire earlier that week.(1) They also mentioned that the buildings were "formerly" occupied by the company at the time of the fire; however, there was some bottling machinery still in the building.(1)

This empty lot was the location of the Chero-Cola / Nehi Bottling Company in Appalachia, VA. The only thing left is what is left of the concrete floor of the building.

6 1/2oz Chero-Cola straight side bottle from Appalachia, VA.

7oz embossed Nehi bottle from Appalachia, VA

A 1932 Nehi Bottling Company ad

12oz Royal Crown Cola with debossing on the neck from the late 1930’s.

12oz Royal Crown Cola dated 1948.

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