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1962 - Herman Minges (another co-owner of Tip) also merges Tri-City Lemonade with Mountain Dew in an effort to compete with a local brand called SunDrop Cola.( This is the creation of the current flavor Mountain Dew has used to this day.) 1960 - Bill Bridgforth then merges his Tri-City Lemonade flavor with the Mountain Dew formula, replacing the 7-Up flavor it had been using.He, along with Bill Jones (one of the Tip Corporation's co-owners) developed a new drink called Tri-City Lemonade.

1959 - A man named Bill Bridgforth is made plant man-manager of Tri-City Beverage in Johnson City, Tennessee.

He then sells the Mountain Dew brand to it.

1957 - Ally Hartman becomes co-owner of the Tip Corporation along with four other men.

This is the first time Pepsi notices Mountain Dew's potential.

1955 - A Pepsi bottling plant in Fayetteville, North Carolina begins bottling Mountain Dew.

These bottles read "by Barney and Ally" because they were originally ordered in 1951, but were stored in a warehouse until then.

1955 - Hartman Beverages begins producing the second set of ACL Mountain Dew.

These are the first ACL (Applied Color Label) bottles of Mountain Dew, which read: "by Charlie, Jim and Bill."

1955 - Mountain Dew becomes available commercially.

1954 - Tri-County Beverage begins carrying the first franchise of Mountain Dew.

1949 - Barney Hartman dies, leaving Ally as the sole owner of the Mountain Dew name.

NovemThe Hartman brothers file for and receive a copyright on the Mountain Dew name.1946 - Bottles of Mountain Dew are given labels featuring the classic hillbilly design.It is dubbed "Mountain Dew," a term originally used for Tennessee mountain-made moonshine.

Early 40's - Brothers Barney and Ally Hartman, who own Hartman Beverage, begin bottling a lithiated-lemon drink to be mixed with hard liquor.