The Marsh Wheeling Stogie Co

Rhamlin

I know they are just machine mades but ever since I heard of them I've been looking for it from the river. Since they was from my home state.Recently read they are in Frankfort Ind soi gave up ever seeing the place. Well today I saw this and just had to get a pic.

Lee.mcglynn

It's a set up run!!

Bigshizza

Doesn't look like they get much walk up traffic! Nice pic what years did they operate there?

bripper

Thanks for the cool photo. Marsh Wheeling Stogie was my first smoke -- at my grandfather's drugstore in Homestead PA. It was 1962, and I have smoked a cigar at least once a day since.

kuzi16

big chunks

Nice picture, interesting history

Martel

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Rhamlin

According to wiki the Wheeling Wv plant was closed in 2001 and the company moved to Frankfort Ind. I guess the city left up the sign as a landmark couldn't seethe building. I also read that an empty box was used in the movie the Green Mile as Mr Jangles home.( the mouse )

Gray4lines

Very cool picture, Ricky!

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Gray4lines

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kuzi16

perkinke

webmost

"here is a pic of the actual prop: " No prisoner on death row ought to be smoking cigars. That right there could be detrimental to his health.

Rhamlin

bripper

Here is a good web site with much info on Marsh Wheeling and National cigars: http://www.broadleafcigars.com/welcome.htm#contents

Bob Luken

Rhamlin:

I know they are just machine mades but ever since I heard of them I've been looking for it from the river. Since they was from my home state.Recently read they are in Frankfort Ind soi gave up ever seeing the place. Well today I saw this and just had to get a pic.

Makin' the bridge AND takin' pics at the same time? You gots the skills.

Rhamlin

First time I saw that bridge it scared the bejebus out of me.

Tyland64

That's a cool story and the history that's behind it. Better watch out for American Pickers they will be going after that signage. lol....

Amos Umwhat

webmost

So what did they smoke like? You remember?

thedjfish@comcast.net

according to thompson cigars they have them, if anyone really wants to try them from the current owner

kuzi16

webmost:

So what did they smoke like? You remember?

not complex. a little sweet a little bland. mild overall. its a good cigar to do yard work with. they dont last long but they are less than a buck a pop so its no biggie.

Amos Umwhat

kuzi16:

webmost:

So what did they smoke like? You remember?

not complex. a little sweet a little bland. mild overall. its a good cigar to do yard work with. they dont last long but they are less than a buck a pop so its no biggie.

Agreed. I do remember that it was the first cigar that I got a leather taste from. It surprised me, and I've sort of gotten a leather from cigars ever since.

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Rhamlin

Same here. I would like to get 5. One to try, a couple to give out to buddy's .and just have one in the humi just because I think it's cool.

retrorockit

There was a nice article on Marsh Wheeling in the 70's in a literary magazine called "AUDIENCE". Also these are the cigars Clint Eastwood smoked in his movies. Reportedly they were the only ones he could stand to smoke. They were filming in W.Virginia and he had them brought in from California to be sure he had them! That's the story I heard anyway.

Rhamlin

retrorockit:

There was a nice article on Marsh Wheeling in the 70's in a literary magazine called "AUDIENCE". Also these are the cigars Clint Eastwood smoked in his movies. Reportedly they were the only ones he could stand to smoke. They were filming in W.Virginia and he had them brought in from California to be sure he had them! That's the story I heard anyway.

Guess Clint ain't a true cigar fiend

jd50ae