Wellston’s Beginnings
Wellston began as a transportation hub for the nearby City of St. Louis. Learn more by exploring the following pages:
Early Beginnings: The St. Charles Road & the Gateway to the Santa Fe Trail
The Landed Gentry: Kienlen and Wells Establish Estates
Erastus Wells: The Father of St. Louis Mass Transit – and of Wellston
The Wells Homestead Subdivision: A Community Is Born
Suburban Gardens: Recreation and Amusement
To Incorporate – or Not to Incorporate: The Question That Divided a Community