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

Vineyard Hills

By Allen C. Browne, May 27, 2007

1. Vineyard Hills Marker

Inscription. Site of 31 acre vineyard owned and operated by Father John Peter Kreusch (1818-88), German priest who served Saint Alphonsus German Catholic Church (1859-83). Vineyard, set circa 1862, yielded from 4,000 to 15,000 gallons of unadulterated altar wine used by area churches annually until 1890s. Cellars were 80 feet long, 25 feet wide and 20 feet high. Father Kreusch's vineyard was one of several along the Ohio River.

Erected 1996 by West Virginia History and Archives.

Location. 40° 4.214′ N, 80° 43.113′ W. Marker is in Wheeling, West Virginia, in Ohio County. Marker is on Grandview Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. The marker along Grandview Street on the heights above Wheeling just south of 989 Grandview Street. Marker is at or near this postal address: 989 Grandview Street, Wheeling WV 26003, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Alexis de Tocqueville (a few steps from this marker); Board of Trade and Court Theatre (approx. ¼ mile away); Slave Auction Block (approx. ¼ mile away); Washington Hall (approx. 0.3 miles away); Wheeling Post No. 1

By Allen C. Browne, May 27, 2007

2. Vineyard Hills Marker

(approx. 0.3 miles away); The Siege of Fort Henry (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fort Henry (approx. 0.3 miles away); Wheeling Suspension Bridge (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wheeling.

Categories. • Agriculture • Churches & Religion •

By Allen C. Browne, May 27, 2007

3. Vineyard Hills Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on April 7, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 860 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 7, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.