Red Rock Ginger Ale

Red Rock Ginger Ale

Foodways

Soft Drinks

Red Rock Ginger Ale was created in Atlanta, GA in 1885 by Lee Hagan and G.T. Dodd of Hagan & Dodd Co. It began being bottled and produced widely in 1902 with the formation of the Red Rock Company, and the patent was registered in 1903. It skyrocketed in popularity in its early years and a 1903 article in the Atlanta Journal claimed it to be "the best known soft drink today." The same article says that the company ordered one million bottles to be made around that time. It also mentions the bottling plant's address as 214 Auburn Avenue. This bottle must date to after 1903 because it says "registered."

September 1, 1903 Atlanta Journal. Page 4

Phoenix Project

1902-1910s

Emmett Cantkier

415g
Diameter: 58mm
Height: 287mm

Glass

Bottle

p421

CCU 140