Augustin Thompson
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Augustin Thompson was an American physician, businessman, and philanthropist who created the Moxie soft drink and the company that manufactured it.
Moxie can.
Gravestone of Dr. Thompson in Lowell Cemetery
Union, Maine
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Union is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,383 at the 2020 census. Union is home to the Matthews Museum of Maine Heritage as well as the annual Union agricultural fair.
Augustin Thompson
…and philanthropist who created the Moxie soft drink and the company that manufactured it (now part of the Coca-Cola Company). Thompson was born in Union, Maine on November 25, 1835. On October 1, 1862 he enlisted in the Union Army and, nine days later, was commissioned as captain of Company G, 28th Maine…
Union Common in 1915
South Union falls c. 1880
The Burton House c. 1880
The Burton House in 1907