Wells Fargo Stagecoach in Parade

The Wells Fargo Stagecoach, the symbol of the national bank, made its debut in the Mount Pleasant Tree-lighting and Christmas Parade on Sunday.

Drawn by four quarterhorses, the stagecoach is a purpose made horse-draw coach. There are three identical coaches that also travel the country on tour, said David Helmuth of Greensboro, Ga., the horses owner and the stagecoach operator.

From Mount Pleasant, Helmuth and his team of three head to Florence for a Toys-for-Tots campaign. Thereafter the team makes appearances at the Rose Bowl, the Gator Bowl and at the opening of the Miami Dolphins new football stadium.

Wells Fargo completed its conversion of Wachovia banks this summer after acquiring the bank a year ago. Wells Fargo in the mid-1800s was a courier that delivered goods, money and people from coast to coast.