Dr. Charles T. Pepper is buried in Mountain View Cemetery, and a long-running local story connects him to the naming of the Dr Pepper soft drink through pharmacist Wade Morrison. The exact origin of the beverage's name remains disputed, but the grave gives travelers a physical stop for one of Virginia's most persistent soda-history stories.
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Source: Roadside America