Wellston High School - X Ray Yearbook (Wellston, OH)

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 9 A 4 4 14 ini PAST Most of us will remember Wellston as it looks today. Let’s take a trip down memory lane and have a look at what Wellston once was. In the early 1900’s, Wellston was considerably different than it is now. Waugh’s Insurance office used to be a hospital, the Pizza Pub was known as Rogan Hotel, and “The Getaway” was the post office. The city pool now sits where the Harvey Wells school was located, and the high school was at Central. One of the town’s three theaters once hosted the famous country western singer. Gene Autry. On the island at Lake Alma there used to be a merry-go-round and ferris wheel. Wellston also had a street car that traveled to Jackson and Hamden. There was also a picnicking and recreational area called Electric Park, which was on the hill at the junction of 93 and 788. Years ago, many businesses moved into the area. Close to the time of W.W.I, Wellston’s furnaces employed about 300 men each. The pants factory was also in operation, located on the third floor of the Harper’s Building. It moved to its present location in 1935. There were two cigar factories here that hired mostly women. In Wellston’s early years, the crime rate was so high that it acqired the nickname “Little Chicago”. For us today it is hard to imagine how big Wellston used to be. We occasionally hear a train coming through town, but once 20 to 30 trains passed through Wellston on any given day. These trains would stop at a place called the sand house, where they picked up sand to help with traction. There were also three depots, or train stations, operating in town at the time. Many changes have taken place in Wellston through the years, and many more will continue to take place in years to come. STORY BY VELVIE MASSIE 10 OPENING

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