It's a mystery to us. Maybe someone can shed some light on who, how and the why of it. Overlooking the Village of Wellsville from no man's land on top of the hill is Old Glory. We think they use to call it the flats up there. With no foliage it really stands out when waving in the breeze.
We first noticed it when getting some flood pictures a couple of weeks ago at the Jim Kenney Marina. It was one of those things that catches your eye and makes you question “is that really up there?” Sure enough...
You can't see it from everywhere. You have to be at the right angle. We couldn't spot it from Wells Avenue. We were down in the marina when it caught our eye. When we got back up to the street we couldn't find it.
You can see it from the 4th Street Square. That's where we got these pictures with the zoom lens. The second picture shown here gives you an idea of where to find it. Part of the gazebo roof is on the left in the second picture and the building with “Steiner” at the top is the VFW Post on Main.
We like it. We have to give an attaboy, or attagirl, to whoever made the effort. Believe us when we say that location is tough to get to. There's nothing but trees and brush up there. Getting there is a challenging task. You can left click on either picture to enlarge it.
Mostly we're wondering how it was done...
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6 comments:
I didn't recall the cool stonework at "Steiner" name.
Does anyone know the history of this building and the Steiner name?
Phil - The building was originally the Steiner Clothing Store back in the late 1800s to 1900s. It was pictured in the book "Wellsville In Black & White" published in 1903.
Sorry, don't have much history on the family.
nib
Thanks for the info, nib!
And thanks for all you do to keep Wellsville's history - and future! - alive.
The Tools to Hang Old Glory
-2 I Hook
-Chain Saw
-Safety Harness
-Rope
-Crampons
-8 by 12 US Flag donated by American Legion
Installed by none other than Lewis & Clark on 12/19/2010
Hard to believe no one mentioned it before this. Since posting we've heard from two people that checked it out since then.
We're not that observant ourselves if it has been up there since mid-Dec.
Now we know part of the how. Stay tuned...we're working on the rest of the story as Paul Harvey use to say.
nib
We found out the rest of the story but had to swear to keeping their real identities secret. We will honor that promise and only refer to them as the "Wellville Lewis & Clark", as they requested.
We found out that the "Wellsville Lewis & Clark" hauled all that equipment they told us about in their earlier comment up the hillside the old fashion way. They hoofed it! They even got a warning from the OSP for being parked too long on the side of the highway while they were at their task. It was a challenge to be conquered. Their intent was purely honorable.
Nice work guys. As we posted we like it, even more now that we know the rest of the story.
nib
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