Green River (soft drink)

[1][4][5] Green River soda was first created in 1916 in Davenport, Iowa, by Richard C. Jones, who owned a local confectionary shop.

[1][10] After Prohibition ended in 1933, the Schoenhofen Brewery continued to manufacture Green River, while resuming the production of alcoholic beverages.

[11] While not widely commercially available, it can be purchased at some Chicago area restaurants and retailers and Menards as well as ordered directly[12] from Sprecher Brewery.

[13] Early 20th century entertainer Eddie Cantor, while with the Ziegfeld Follies of 1918, penned a jingle for the soft drink entitled "Green River".

[17]: 13:05 [18]: 6:06 Season 3, Episode 7, of the television show Las Vegas the 1962 character played by James Lesure orders a Green River at the Jubilee Casino restaurant.