Wheeling in Ohio County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

St. Alphonsus Grade School

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 6, 2024

1. St. Alphonsus Grade School Marker

Inscription.

Foundational Stone
and
Time Capsule Niche
Discovered
November 3, 2011

Erected 2011 by St. Alphonsus Parish.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Time Capsules series list.

Location. 40° 3.672′ N, 80° 43.408′ W. Marker is in Wheeling, West Virginia, in Ohio County. It is on Market Street south of 21st Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2111 Market Street, Wheeling WV 26003, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Northern Panhandle.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Ohio River Valley,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within

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walking distance of this marker: Our Lady of Lourdes (a few steps from this marker); St. Francis of Assisi (a few steps from this marker); Star Brick (a few steps from this marker); Site of Wheeling High School (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Rebecca Harding Davis (about 300 feet away); Zink House (about 600 feet away); Gordon Battelle (about 700 feet away); Michael Treiber House (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wheeling.

Also see . . . A Brief History of St. Alphonsus Church. (Submitted on October 23, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

St. Alphonsus Grade School Foundational Stone and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 6, 2024

2. St. Alphonsus Grade School Foundational Stone and Marker

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 6, 2024

3. St. Alphonsus Grade School Foundational Stone and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 23, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 222 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 23, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.