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  Dublin, Texas
Dublin is a city located in Erath County, Texas.
Dublin is located at 32°5'12" North, 98°20'33" West (32.086567, -98.342485)
Out of the total people living in poverty, 41.1% are under the age of 18 and 10.3% are 65 or older.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/du/Dublin,_Texas.html   (347 words)

  
 Dublin, Texas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dublin is a city in Erath County, Texas, United States.
Contractual requirements previously limited the plant's distribution range to a 40-mile radius of Dublin, an area encompassing Stephenville, Tolar, Comanche and Hico.
The City of Dublin is served by the Dublin Independent School District.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dublin,_Texas   (461 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online:
Dublin is on U.S. highways 67 and 377 in southwest Erath County.
It was founded in 1854 by A. Dobkins and named in 1860, probably for the warning cry at Indian raids, "Double In," for the capital of Ireland, or for the double-log cabins used by early settlers.
The Handbook of Texas Online is a joint project of The General Libraries at the University of Texas at Austin and the Texas State Historical Association.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/DD/hgd7.html   (370 words)

  
 Texas Twisted | The Dublin Dr. Pepper Plant
Dublin, Texas, is home to the world's oldest Dr. Pepper plant.
Originally the Dublin Bottling Works, the plant was founded in 1891 by Sam Houston Prim, an entrepreneur who some say gave up a potential fortune.
Well, the claim to fame here at the Dublin works, aside from being the World's Oldest Bottler of Dr. Pepper, is that it is the only plant where the original Dr. Pepper formula is still in use.
www.texastwisted.com /attr/dpplant   (1009 words)

  
 Dublin (disambiguation) - Wikitravel
Dublin (California) - A city in the Bay Area of the state of California.
Dublin (Ohio) - A city in the Mid-Ohio region of the state of Ohio.
Dublin (Texas) - A town in the state of Texas.
wikitravel.org /en/Dublin_(disambiguation)   (177 words)

  
 Dr Pepper Museums, Dublin, Texas, Waco, Texas
Adrift in the galaxy of soda pop, somewhere between planet Moxie and the Pepsi Zero fl hole, is Dr Pepper.
The world's oldest bottler of Dr Pepper is the Dublin Bottling Works, still in operation, and the only place in the world that still uses cane sugar -- not corn syrup -- to sweeten it.
Perhaps the most popular exhibit in the museum is a continuous loop of old Dr Pepper commercials running on a TV monitor, interspersed with one touting the soft drink industry as an example of the free enterprise system and of social betterment.
www.roadsideamerica.com /attract/TXDUBdrpepper.html   (1035 words)

  
 Dublin Texas Dr Pepper Bottling Plant & Soda Fountain
When an east Texas businessman named S.H. Prim learned that the drink was only available for fountain service he bought the bottling rights and packed up the family and moved to Dublin, Texas in 1891and thus began Dublin’s love affair with Dr Pepper.
Taking a trip to the Dublin facility is to pass through one of the most serene and relaxed parts of the Texas countryside.
Dublin’s can and non-returnable bottles are made on their behalf in Temple, but with the same unique formula and pure cane sugar.
www.pinballrebel.com /game/cola/dublin/story.html   (952 words)

  
 Dublin, Texas: Center of Dr Pepper Universe Hosts 10-2-4 Race This Saturday
Dubliners are out in force to celebrate the town's 114th birthday.
Even though Dublin is the oldest bottling plant, it also has one of the smallest Dr Pepper franchises (just a 44-mile radius) and yet it ranks among the highest in per capita consumption.
There's something for everyone in Dublin (including the dad's, it's the birthplace of Ben Hogan and some of his artifacts are in the Dublin Museum).
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 Dublin, Texas
In 1881, the town moved four miles to a site owned by J.D. Bishop in order to be near the newly-laid Texas Central Railroad.
Dublin is known primarily for peanut crops and dairy farming, but is also supported by beef, feed and fertilizer.
Opened in 1891, the bottling plant in Dublin was the first franchise.
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 Texas Trivia
Texas ranks number one in the United States in production of oil, natural gas, cattle, sheep, wool, rice, watermelon, and cotton.
Texas is one of the top producers of forest products in the United States, with the second most forested acreage in the South.
Two of the three largest universities in the United States are in Texas; Texas AandM University at College Station and the University of Texas at Austin.
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 Frequently Asked Questions
Dublin Dr Pepper is still made using the original sweetener, pure cane sugar.
Dublin Dr Pepper is a privately owned company and still a working company.
You don’t have to be a Dubliner to be totally absorbed by the artifacts and memorabilia in this outstanding museum.
www.dublindrpepper.com /faq.aspx   (1121 words)

  
 Dublin, Texas.
These and many more ghostly happenings have been recorded over the last 135 years at McDow Hole, the first being recorded after the murder of a young mother and her baby about 1865.
I found out (gossip) that she had dated my boyfriend, Fred, and driving the 14 miles to Dublin "on the warpath" I was certainly going to find her.
However, Kay and I became such close friends and kept in touch until she was laid to rest in Dublin in the late 90's.
www.texasescapes.com /CentralTexasTownsNorth/DublinTexas.htm   (407 words)

  
 Dr. Pepper, Texas, Celebration in Dublin, Texas
But before we tell you whree and when, we're going to tell you about a Texas pharmacist that decided Texas was big enough to give birth to a brand new fountain drink, one that would endure the test of time.
That same year, while visiting Waco, a Texas businessman by the name of Sam Houston Prim tasted the new fountain drink and knew he wanted to sell it in his bottling plant in Dublin, Texas, 80 miles to the west.
The annual event is staged by the Dublin Dr Pepper plant as a thank you to the community and area, which help ensure the bottler's position in the top 10 of the Dr Pepper national per capita sales list each year.
gorvtexas.com /drpepper.htm   (812 words)

  
 The Austin Chronicle Features: Dr Pepper, Texas: What Makes the DP in Dublin, Texas, So Much Better Than That Made ...
Dr Pepper was invented in 1891 in Waco, Texas, but the real genesis of Dr Pepper is the scorching summer months (particularly in the South), where the heat dehydrates and saps energy.
The Dublin Dr Pepper plant, whose franchise area only covers the three surrounding counties, is consistently one of the top 10 producers in per capita consumption, and Dublin DP is shipped to waiting customers throughout the world.
Earlier this year in Hurst, Texas, a 175-pound Vietnamese pot-bellied pig named Eli was in the midst of a custody battle.
www.austinchronicle.com /issues/dispatch/2001-08-24/xtra_feature.html   (1617 words)

  
 Article - Cooking With Texas' Own Dr Pepper
The oldest Dr Pepper bottling facility in the world is located in Dublin, Texas.
In fact, in June each year, Dublin usually renames itself Dr Pepper, Texas, for a one-week period to commemorate the opening of that plant in 1891.
The Dublin plant, incidentally, is the only place that is still licensed to make Dr Pepper with the original formula; that is, Dr Pepper containing cane sugar, rather than the high-fructose corn syrup that virtually the entire soft drink industry switched to in the 1970s.
www.texascooking.com /features/jul99drpepper.htm   (1145 words)

  
 Dublin, Texas Community Profile TMCN - Texas Midwest Community Network
Dublin town may be best known for creating legends: rough and tumble rodeo cowboys, the best Dr Pepper you'll ever taste and four time Grand Slam champion golfer Ben Hogan are on the list.
In the 40s and 50s Dublin was headquarters for the World Championship Rodeo and cowboys, cowgirls and their livestock left town on the "rodeo train" headed for performances at Madison Square Garden and other big cities up north.
Dublin EDC is focusing on new housing and offers a $1,000 reward for any new home completed in Dublin.
www.tmcn.org /profiles_search.php?idcity_profiles=7   (344 words)

  
 TEXAS: Landmarks and Legacies -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Index of thousands of on-line maps of Texas, the United States, and the rest of the world.
From 1974 to 1988 the population of the metropolitan area increased by 35%, from 980,000 to 1,323,000.
Border navigation on the map quickly displays Pedernales Falls State Park to the east, Blanco to the South, LBJ Ranch to the West and Round Mountain to the North.
howdyyall.com /Texas/Search/LinkTopic.cfm?LinkTopic=Maps   (710 words)

  
 Article - Dublin TX Changes Name to Dr Pepper Texas Every Year   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
DR PEPPER, Texas - This North Texas town, renamed for one week each year, becomes the soft drink capital of Texas.
For those who've never visited Dublin, Texas before, don't be confused by the new city limit signs today.
Although several community activities are planned for the week, it is the events next Saturday that traditionally pack the streets with 3,000 to 5,000 visiting Dr Pepper aficionados, according to the Stephenville Empire-Tribune.
www.texascooking.com /features/jun2001drpepper.htm   (502 words)

  
 Dublin Dr Pepper - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dublin Dr Pepper refers to Dr Pepper bottled by The Dublin Dr Pepper Bottling Company of Dublin, Texas.
The owner of the Dublin, Texas-based Dr Pepper bottling plant refused to switch sweeteners, and it remains one of the only bottlers in the United States to continue using cane sugar.
Dublin Dr Pepper can be found in its chartered territory—a 44-mile radius around Dublin—and on its website.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dublin_Dr_Pepper   (256 words)

  
 Stephenville, Texas Chamber of Commerce - Information about local businesses, organizations, attractions, ...
Stephenville, Texas Chamber of Commerce - Information about local businesses, organizations, attractions, entertainment, and hunting.
For your convenience, a recreation hall, two pavilions, swimming pool, lighted softball fields, little league fields, batting cages, horseshoe courts, shaded RV hook-ups, playgrounds, shaded picnic areas, soccer fields, Century Park Gazebo are available to the public.
Dublin Home of the Miller Grist Mill, a flour mill which was operational in the mid 1800s, and the Turnbow-Barbee log cabin built by early settlers.
www.stephenvilletexas.org /community/Parks.cfm   (144 words)

  
 Dublin, TX News
Thousands of Dr Pepper fanatics were expected to flock to Dublin, Texas, Saturday for the plant's 115th birthday celebration, a published report says.
A number of financial issues are on the agenda for Monday's meeting of the Erath County Commissioners Court.
The City of Dublin may soon be reducing its school zones in name only.
www.topix.net /city/dublin-tx   (620 words)

  
 Paradigm Accelerated School Test Scores - Dublin, Texas - TX
Texas uses Accountability Ratings to indicate the overall performance of each school and district.
Texas uses the Gold Performance Acknowledgments (GPA) to recognize schools and districts for performance on a range of indicators including, among others, test results in specific subject areas, college admission test results and attendance rates.
To be considered for the GPA, schools must have an Accountability Rating of "Academically Acceptable" or higher and must meet the acknowledgment criteria for one or more of the indicators.
www.greatschools.net /modperl/achievement/tx/9549   (525 words)

  
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 The Road to Dr Pepper, Texas
The Road to Dr Pepper, Texas is the story of Dublin Dr Pepper Bottling Co., a David-Goliath case study of the world's first Dr Pepper bottling plant and the only one that has always used pure cane sugar in spite of compelling reasons to switch sweeteners.
The Dublin plant's 100th birthday in 1991 was a turning point because the national media created an identity so unique that it has taken on a life of its own.
She does freelance writing, marketing and public relations with emphasis on historic preservation, and can be reached for interview at kawright@earthlink.net.
www.tamu.edu /upress/BOOKS/2006/wrightroad.htm   (532 words)

  
 Dublin Independent School District   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
THE MISSION of the elementary and secondary schools in Dublin Independent School District is to prepare all students to become effective, successful, and productive members of our democratic society.
In designing an educational experience that prepares students for the 21st century, Dublin Independent School District has pledged to provide the resources and training to meet the needs of these students in an ever-changing technological society.
This educational process can be supported by the use of computers and other technological equipment as both objects of instruction and effective tools for learning.
www.dublin.k12.tx.us   (229 words)

  
 Texas Diary » Dublin Dr Pepper
We are middle aged, have 2 great kids, love history and like to explore Texas.
The oldest Dr Pepper bottling plant is in Dublin, Texas.
Dublin will be celebrating its 116th year anniversary on the 7th of June.
www.texasdiary.com /2006/04/18/dublin-dr-pepper   (328 words)

  
 Dublin Texas Real Estate - Homes for Sale in Dublin TX
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If you are concerned about a housing bubble in Dublin, we can get you the information you need.
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 Come to our Birthday Party
This year’s birthday theme is “Texas Originals” with an emphasis on the Arts in Texas.
Dublin Dr Pepper is teaming up with the Texas Commission on the Arts to celebrate Texas Artists from every field.
The annual birthday party, which began in 1991 when the plant observed its 100th birthday, is a “thank you” celebration from the Dublin Dr Pepper Bottling Co. and parent company Dr Pepper-Seven Up to their customers.
www.dublindrpepper.com /birthday.aspx   (342 words)

  
 Dublin, Texas Copywriters - Copy Writer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Here are the most recent Dublin, Texas copywriter vendors that have requested a listing on Marketingtool.com.
This Dublin, Texas copy writer featured listing has received 72 unique visitors in the past three months.
Click here to learn more about why a Marketingtool.com Dublin copy writer featured listing is one of the best methods of advertising your business.
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