The Nehi Bottling Company of Bluefield, VA started out between 1927 and 1930 and was located on Tazewell Avenue near Walnut Street, with Hugh Falls as president, and Allen B. Hatcher as vice president.(1) It is actually built at the point that Tazewell Avenue crosses the creek. The company moved to their final location on Virginia Avenue in August 1934(2), just a month before the September fire at the neighboring lumber plant which would gut their former location(2), with John T. Arms replacing Hatcher as vice president.(1) The Nehi Bottling Company of Bluefield was incorporated on April 1, 1935 with Hugh Falls as President, Thomas A. Arms as Vice President, and John T. Arms as Secretary & Treasurer, all of Bluefield, VA, they would still hold these positions in 1944.(1) Nehi ceased operations of the bottling plant by the end of 1984, and agreed to sell everything to All-American Bottling Corp; however, All-American decided that they couldn’t operate profitably from the location by June 1985 and abandoned the building. Thus ends the long history of not only Nehi but of all soda bottling in Bluefield / Graham, VA.

First location on Tazewell Avenue

Second location on Virginia Avenue

Advertisement from May 1, 1931 from the Clinch Valley News.

6oz Rums Dry Ginger Ale bottle dated 1938

Advertisement from May 19, 1939.

6oz Rums Dry Ginger Ale bottle dated 1940

Advertisement from August 15, 1941.

12oz Nehi bottle dated 1942

7oz Nehi bottle dated 1947

Advertisement from April 15, 1939.

12oz Royal Crown Cola bottle dated 1952

12oz Rums Dry bottle dated 1952

12oz Par-T-Pak Ginger Ale bottle dated 1953

12oz Nehi bottle dated 1954

12oz Royal Crown Cola bottle dated 1955

12oz Nehi bottle dated 1956

12oz Par-T-Pak Ginger Ale bottle dated 1958

12oz Upper Ten King Size bottle dated 1960

12oz Nehi bottle dated 1960

Advertisement from September 22, 1961 for Royal Crown's 16oz bottle.

A Royal Crown Crate from Bluefield, VA

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