New Business
In 1853, the same year he opened his wholesale-retail business, Dr. Pemberton married Anne Eliza Clifford Lewis, otherwise known as “Cliff,” a Wesleyan College student. In 1854, the couple had their only son, Charles Ney Pemberton. The famous Pemberton house is Columbus was a Victorian cottage. On September 28th, 1971, the house was added to the National Register of Historic Places because of its historical significance.
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Pemberton’s new store focused on Materia Media, components used to create medical remedies. His company claimed, “We are direct importers manufacturing all the pharmaceutical and chemical preparations used in the arts and sciences.” In 1860, just a few years before the Civil War, Pemberton earned his graduate degree in pharmacy.