Created By: Charlestown Clark County Public Library's Henryville Walking Tour
Dr. William Greene built the building in the 1950s. Gainey Bell was the first to run the store. Followed by Kenny Bagshaw and then purchased by Nelson Dietrich in the 1970s. Later known as Tanner's. It was popular stop for some of the best-fried chicken as well as plumbing supplies, hardware, paint, overalls and bait.
The mural in the photograph will soon be moved to the high school where it can have a place of prominence. According to Teresa Tanner it had been a community arts project headed up by Hsaio-Ling Gardner in 2013 with the Key Club. The mural was jointly sponsored by the Kiwanis and the Henryville Community Assoication, while Tanner's provided the funds for the paint.
This point of interest is part of the tour: Henryville Indiana Walking Tour
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