- John Ryan's Excelsior Bottle Works
State Historical Marker
- Located at Bay and Montgomery Sts., Savannah
- 32°04.933, 081°05.738
JOHN RYAN'S EXCELSIOR
BOTTLE WORKS
On this site in 1852 stood the Excelsior
Bottle Works operated by John Ryan for the manufacture of soda
water and other carbonated beverages. Ryan's soda, in colorful
bottles embossed with his name and location, was known throughout
Georgia. His operations expanded to Augusta, Columbus and Atlanta.
Today Ryan's bottles are prized by collectors nationwide. John
Ryan with his contemporaries, Thomas Maher and Jams Ray, is commemorated
for his pioneer contribution to the soda water industry in Georgia
and the United States. Ryan retired form business in 1879 and
passed away in Savannah on March 23, 1885.
MARKER ERECTED AT DIRECTION
OF HOUSE RESOLUTION ADOPTED MARCH 5, 1976.
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