Anna Across America - Raleigh, North Carolina

We return to Raleigh to explore the capital city of North Carolina.  Raleigh, incorporated in 1792, was named after Sir Walter Raleigh, the British Renaissance courtier, explorer, poet . . . and well known cigar connosieur.  Raleigh sits in the widely revered Research Triangle, filled with high tech, research, and pharmaceutical companies, while still maintaining its genteel Southern charm.  Anna has strong family ties to Raleigh.   Her mom Kathy is a professor at North Carolina State University and her Uncle John and Aunt Robin and cousins Kirby, Jacob and Joshua also call Raleigh home.

At left, the Anna / Dr Pepper can shows up at the State Capitol of North Carolina.    Completed in 1840, the Capitol was built in the Greek Revival style.   At the first Greek Revival, Plato gave the message and Sophocles led the singing.

Photo Credit:  D. Trundle

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When you are the most original soft drink ever, there are bound to be those who want to copycat success.    They all fall way short when compared to the great taste of Dr Pepper.   Yet they keep trying like Mr. Pibb - which was Coca-Cola's attempt to take down the good doctor - as well as a number of store brands.    In the link below, a North Carolina State staffer chronicles a rather exhausting list of Dr Pepper wannabes and imposters.

http://www4.stat.ncsu.edu/~bmasmith/drpepper.html