New Bern is the birthplace of Pepsi Cola, invented by Caleb Bradham in his downtown drug store in 1893, and now the Board of Aldermen has voted in favor of a grant application that would fund the construction of a Pepsi museum downtown.
The Rural Transformation Grant request is for $950,000.
PepsiCo has already promised to chip $750,000 grant and will provide two collections.
Tryon Palace will be the museum’s curator.
A location hasn’t yet been chosen.