Wise Carver Communications, 222 S Loudoun St, Winchester, VA 22601, US

HistoryIn 1857 George Henry opened a print shop in Winchester, Virginia on Potato Hill on South Loudoun Street. After serving in the Civil War, George Robert Henry founded and published the first local newspaper in Winchester named the Winchester News, along with partners Peter Kurtz and H. K. Pritchard. From 1865 to 1888 the business was housed on the second floor of the building located on the corner of Rouss Avenue and N. Main (now Loudoun Street). In 1888 the business moved to what is now known as the Feltner Building on the Loudoun St. Walking Mall. The newspaper was sold to J.F. and R.M Ward in 1888, which later became the Winchester Star. George R. Henry continued Henry's Print Shop in the same location. It was operated by his sons, J.H. and E.L Henry, who also operated a skating rink, movie houses and a theatre. During the 1920's Maynard Wisecarver married a Henry daughter and later took over the business and changed the name to Wisecarver's Print Shop. The business moved to its pre