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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FOG_charles-ellet-jr_Wheeling-WV.html
This notable American engineer designed the Wheeling Suspension Bridge, completed in 1849. Ellet's other engineering accomplishments included: improving flood control and navigation of mid-western rivers; planning the layout of railways in Vir…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DDU_baltimore-and-ohio-passenger-station_Wheeling-WV.html
B & O Railroad completed track from Baltimore to Wheeling, 1852. First passenger train, 1853. Viaduct and passenger station, designed by M.A. Long Completed 1908. West Virginia Northern Community College acquired, 1977. Exterior nearly original.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CMT_walter-reuther_Wheeling-WV.html
Born in Wheeling on September 1, 1907, fittingly just one day before Labor Day. Walter P. Reuther (1907-1970), went on to become one of the most innovative, influential, and charismatic labor leaders of the 20th Century. Walter Reuther's father, V…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CMS_walter-reuther_Wheeling-WV.html
In 1946, Walter P. Reuther became president of the United Auto Workers (UAW) and in 1952 became president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO). He is still seen as a working-class-hero in the struggle for economic and social justice. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CLG_pennsylvania-depot_Wheeling-WV.html
The mighty Pennsylvania Railroad rolled into Wheeling on February 24, 1878. It provided access north to Pittsburgh and south to Parkersburg for Wheeling's industrial products. It also enabled Wheeling's farmers and manufacturers to increase trade …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CLB_fort-henry_Wheeling-WV.html
Planned by General George Rogers Clarke and constructed in 1774 by Wheeling settlers, Fort Henry withstood a number of sieges. The first major battle was during the Revolutionary War in September 1777 when the British led 300 Wyandot, Mingo, and S…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CKJ_wheeling-wharf_Wheeling-WV.html
The Wheeling Wharf played a crucial role in bringing people and products to and from our growing city. The port has seen the arrival of visitors such as Lafayette, Meriwether Lewis, Mark Twain, and thousands of steamboat passengers. The port was a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CKE_marsh-wheeling-stogies_Wheeling-WV.html
Operating in Wheeling for over 161 years, Marsh Wheeling Stogies was the oldest continuous cigar manufacturing operation in the United States. Reflecting Wheeling's early pioneer heritage and spirit, these stogies and their boxes became a symbol o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CJS_wheeling-a-pretty-considerable-village_Wheeling-WV.html
"this was a considerable Village contains about fifty houses...it is situated on the east side of the river on an elevated bank; the landing is good, just below the town and on the side big Wheeling creek emtys itself into the Ohio..." — Mer…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CJQ_board-of-trade-and-court-theatre_Wheeling-WV.html
On this site stood the first Ohio County Courthouse whose cornerstone was laid in 1839 . In the 1890s, the Courthouse was razed and replaced by the Board of Trade Building and Court Theatre. Wheeling architect Edward Batee Franzheim designed the B…
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