Snow Hill in Worcester County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Historic Western Auto Building

Est. 1951

— Gus & Aline Payne, Owners —

Historic Western Auto Building Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 16, 2022

1. Historic Western Auto Building Marker

Inscription.
Western Auto was a family-owned and operated hardware store for over 55 years. The State of Maryland, Worcester County, and the Town of Snow Hill proclaimed December 1, 2006,
"Gus Payne Day."

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical date for this entry is December 1, 2006.

Location. 38° 10.644′ N, 75° 23.642′ W. Marker is in Snow Hill, Maryland, in Worcester County. It is on West Green Street just west of Pearl Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 116 W Green St, Snow Hill MD 21863, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Eastern Shore.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

on the Delmarva Peninsula,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking

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distance of this marker: World War I Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); World War II Memorial (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named Worcester County Courthouse (about 300 feet away); Snow Hill Town (about 300 feet away); William Julius Johnson (about 300 feet away); Masonic Hall (about 400 feet away); Makemie Memorial Presbyterian Church (about 400 feet away); Vietnam War Memorial Marker (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Snow Hill.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Worcester County Courthouse (was about 300 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 16, 2022

2. Historic Western Auto Building Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 18, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 283 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 18, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.