East Wheeling

East Wheeling. Home to Wheeling's Industrious Citizens. , Not only was the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston and Wheeling Hospital established here, but it was home to many successful business ventures like Central Glass Works, Trimble and Lutz, Hazel Atlas Class, and many others. East Wheeling also served as home to many affluent and working class Wheeling citizens., ① Helping a World in Pain , Sterling Drug Company's founders, W.E. Weiss and Albert H. Diebold, had their start peddling a product called "Neuralgine" from a horse and buggy. They constructed a large production facility at 88 19th St. in East Wheeling in 1915. The company supplied a major portion of the worldwide aspirin market beginning in the 1920s after acquiring the stock of the Bayer Company of New York., ② Creation of a Diocese , A small community of Irish and German Catholics came to Wheeling by way of the National Road during the early 19th century. They built the first Catholic Church on the southeast corner of 11th and Chapline Streets. The present St. Joseph Cathedral was built in 1926 on the site of a previous 1847 cathedral. The Diocese of Wheeling was created in 1850 and Richard Whelan became the first Bishop., ③ Settlers Unsettled , The East Wheeling cemetery was at the corner of 16th and McColloch Streets and served as the burying ground for early settlers of Wheeling. Thomas Paull had the only vault in the cemetery of 144 graves. By 1890, because the cemetery was dilapidated, the bodies were removed and the lot converted to a park. The first Roman Catholic Cemetery was along Rock Point Road. The Diocese acquired the land in 1861 and burials ceased by the 1870s., ④ Wheeling Healing , Wheeling Hospital was incorporated in 1850 and opened on the northwest comer at 14th and Eoff Streets. The hospital was founded by Dr. Simon Hullihen, Dr. John Frissell, Dr. Matthew Houston, and Bishop Richard Whelan. In 1853, the hospital moved to the Metcalf property on 15th Street when the Sisters of St. Joseph came to Wheeling., The first female physician accredited in West Virginia was Dr. Harriet B. Jones. She began practicing medicine in Wheeling in 1886. For 20 years, she maintained a hospital for women in East Wheeling on the corner of Jacob and 15th Streets., [Orange info box reads] , The Wheeling National Heritage Area preserves and celebrates the city's dramatic setting, resources, and history, including its role as the birthplace of the state of West Virginia during the Civil War., A National Heritage Area is a part of our country's landscape that has been recognized by the United States Congress for its unique contribution to the American experience.