Welcome Rug - Wellsville, MO
Posted by: YoSam.
N 39° 04.288 W 091° 34.162
15S E 623759 N 4325681
Common at one time, business used mosaics to create a welcome rug that would not wear out at the entrance to their business.
Waymark Code: WMRJKV
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 06/29/2016
Views: 1
County of art: Montgomery County
Location of art: 113 W. Hudson St., Wellsville
This was reeds department store, the store that made the town. Because of this business and the philanthropy of the owner, his house is preserved, the park is named after him, and a street carries his name.
Original store opened in 1860, I assume this one was built in 1925