Margaret Manson Weir Memorial Pool

3463 Riverview Drive

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 10, 2020

1. Margaret Manson Weir Memorial Pool Marker

National Register of Historic Places Continuation Form.
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Inscription. Built 1934 - Rededicated 1994
Margaret Manson Weir
Memorial Pool
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Erected 1994 by Weirton Historic Landmarks Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Charity & Public Work • Landmarks • Parks & Recreational Areas. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1934.

Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 40° 24.225′ N, 80° 35.99′ W. Marker was in Weirton, West Virginia, in Hancock County. It was on Williams Drive 0.1 miles north of Riverview Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 3463 Riverview Dr, Weirton WV 26062, United States of America.

We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.

Regionally, this marker was in the Northern Panhandle.

It was also in the American

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South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Ohio River Valley,

and in Appalachia.

Globally, it was in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: All Saints Greek Orthodox Church (approx. half a mile away); The People's Bank (approx. 0.6 miles away); James J. Andrews (approx. 0.6 miles away); Hancock County / Brooke County (approx. 0.6 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Holliday's Cove (approx. 0.6 miles away); Ernest T. Weir (approx. 0.6 miles away); Independent Steelworkers Union Members Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Weirton.

Regarding Margaret Manson Weir Memorial Pool. The Marland Heights Park and Margaret Manson Weir Memorial Pool are significant for their association with recreation and for the architecture and engineering construction of the elevated pool. The park was developed between 1934-38.

Also see . . . Marland Heights Park and Margaret Manson Weir Memorial Pool.

Margaret Manson Weir Memorial Pool Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 10, 2020

2. Margaret Manson Weir Memorial Pool Building

Wikipedia entry (Submitted on September 12, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)

The pool has been demolished and replaced with a new restroom facility. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 29, 2025

3. The pool has been demolished and replaced with a new restroom facility.

Site of the Margaret Manson Weir Memorial Pool image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 29, 2025

4. Site of the Margaret Manson Weir Memorial Pool

Credits. This page was last revised on March 31, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 12, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 364 times since then and 25 times this year. Last updated on March 31, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 12, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3, 4. submitted on March 31, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.