Flaccus Building - Wheeling, West Virginia - Signs of History on Waymarking.com

From historic marker:

Flaccus Building
2269 Market St.
1881

George E. Flaccus was a wholesale food dealer. He opened his business, which specialized in fancy groceries and the manufacture of minced meats on this N.W. corner of Market Street in 1881.

Wheeling's population had grown to 30,000. The city had claimed river supremacy as 50 to 70 boats touched Wheeling's wharves daily. The first telephone in the panhandle was installed in Wheeling and Nail City became a reality as the La Belle Mill record production of 180,000 kegs of nails in one year.

What had once been a desolate area of the business district and across the creek, was now a hub of commerce and trade.

Group that erected the marker: City of Wheeling Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary: 2269 Market Street Wheeling, West Virginia URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed

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