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Title
Henry
Wells
Monument
Subject
Education
Literary Ohio
Benefactors
Library buildings
Public libraries
Columns
Place
Albany (Ohio)
Athens County (Ohio)
Pomeroy (Ohio)
Meigs County (Ohio)
Description
The
Henry
Wells
Monument
,
which
now
stands
at the
Wells
Public
Library
in
Albany
,
Ohio
,
is
in the
form
of a
broken
column
to
symbolize
his
early
death
. The
main
section
is
64
inches
high
,
while
the "
broken
"
part
measures
21
inches
in
height
. The
column
is
11
inches
in
diameter
.
It
was
made
by
J
.
N
.
Smith
of
Pomeroy
.
Purportedly
, the
monument
stood
at the
grave
of
Henry
Wells
before
the
library
bearing
his
name
opened
in
1866
. The
library
was
founded
in
1860
through
a
bequest
from
Henry
Wells
, an
Albany
,
Ohio
merchant
who
died
of
consumption
at the
age
of
28
.
Regretting
his
lack
of a
formal
education
,
Wells
left
$250
for the
immediate
purchase
of
books
and
$1,000
to
endow
the
library
.
Because
of the
high
price
of
books
during
the
Civil
War
, the
actual
establishment
of the
library
was
postponed
until
1866
,
when
the
first
books
were
purchased
and
housed
in the
Masonic
Lodge
Hall
. The
Wells
Public
Library
was a
source
of
great
pride
to the
people
of
Albany
,
since
it
was
unusual
for a
small
town
to have a
library
at the
time
.
Creator
Smith, J. N.
Date of Original
1860
circa
Collection
Wells
Library
Collection
Source
Historical object(s) or artifact(s)
On display at the Wells Library
Submitting Institution
Wells Public Library
Rights
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http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
Type
StillImage
File Name
Om9_558812_001.tif
Image Height
2978
Image Width
2386
File Size
2388.59 KB
Format
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