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

Wheeling Post No. 1

Oldest Post of the American Legion

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, December 31, 2013

1. Wheeling Post No. 1 Marker

Inscription. At a meeting called in this building by Joselph H. Reass on March 1, 1919, was effected the first permanent organization of veterans of the World War which later became Wheeling Post No. 1 of the American Legion. At that meeting the following officers were elected:
P.J. McGinley • George S. Houston
Joseph H. Reass • Thomas McK. Cummins
Edmund Lee Jones

Erected by Wheeling Post No. 1 at Department Convention, September, 1940, T.Y. Beckett, Past Commander, Chairman.

Erected 1940 by Wheeling Post No. 1, The American Legion.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1689.

Location. 40° 4.051′ N, 80° 43.352′ W. Marker is in Wheeling, West Virginia, in Ohio County. It is at the intersection of Market Street (West Virginia Route 2) and 12th Street, on the right when traveling north on Market Street. Marker is on the wall of the Laconia Building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1144 Market Street, Wheeling WV 26003, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker

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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 walking distance of this marker: Washington Hall (here, next to this marker); Alex Salvatori and James R. Flynn (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Odd Fellows Hall Association (about 300 feet away); Board of Trade and Court Theatre (about 400 feet away); Charles W. Russell House (about 500 feet away); First United Presbyterian Church (about 500 feet away); Chester D. Hubbard (about 500 feet away); Egerter Building (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wheeling.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, December 31, 2013

2. Wheeling Post No. 1 Marker

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, December 31, 2013

3. Wheeling Post No. 1 Marker

The Laconia Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, December 31, 2013

4. The Laconia Building

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, December 31, 2013

5. The Laconia Building

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 1, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 833 times since then and 83 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 1, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.