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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Ohio County, West Virginia
Adjacent to Ohio County, West Virginia
▶ Brooke County (37) ▶ Marshall County (26) ▶ Belmont County, Ohio (49) ▶ Jefferson County, Ohio (81) ▶ Washington County, Pennsylvania (78)
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| On Ridgecrest Road (West Virginia Route 88) 0.1 miles north of Maple Lane, on the right when traveling north. |
| | The son of German immigrants, Reuther was born 1 September 1907 in Wheeling, Influenced by his father's work in the labor movement, he moved to Detroit, where he worked for Ford and organized auto workers. One of 20th century's most influential . . . — — Map (db m78484) HM |
| On Washington Avenue (Interstate 70), on the right when traveling west. |
| | Established in 1848 and incorporated as the Wheeling Female Academy in 1852. Founded by the Sisters of the Visitation and the Right Reverend R. V. Whelan, Bishop of Richmond, to educate Catholic women. Academy moved to this site and into the main . . . — — Map (db m31056) HM |
| On Wheeling and Elm Grove Boulevard (West Virginia Route 88) at National Road (U.S. 40), on the left when traveling west on Wheeling and Elm Grove Boulevard. |
| | On site of Fort Shepherd is this mansion, built in 1798 by Moses Shepherd and known as Shepherd Hall. Among its guests were Lafayette, James K. Polk, Andrew Jackson, and Henry Clay. Clay's support brought National Pike here. — — Map (db m750) HM |
| On National Road (U.S. 40) at Wheeling and Elm Glove Boulevard (West Virginia Route 88), on the right when traveling west on National Road. |
| | Built in 1817 by Moses Shepherd, a prominent Ohio Countian, as part of the National Road. Constructed of uncoursed limestone, but covered by concrete in 1958, it is the oldest extant three span elliptical arch bridge in the state. Also known as . . . — — Map (db m64226) HM |
| On Wheeling and Elm Glove Boulevard (U.S. 88) west of National Road (U.S. 40), on the right when traveling west. |
| | George Washington described the land here in 1770. The French expedition headed by Capt. Celeron buried leaden plates at the mouth in 1749 and claimed the land for France. De Bonnescamp’s map gives creek name–Kanonouaras. — — Map (db m749) HM |
| On West Wheeling Drive when traveling west. |
| | In Honor of All who Served in World War 1917-1918 — — Map (db m71011) WM |
| On National Road (U.S. 40) east of Wheeling Park Drive, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Major General Jesse Lee Reno was born at Wheeling. June 20, 1823. He served in the Mexican War. He was killed at South Mountain, Maryland, September 14, 1862, while commanding the 9th Army Corps, United States Volunteers. Major General Reno was West . . . — — Map (db m33915) HM |
| On National Road (U.S. 40) east of Wheeling Park Drive, on the right when traveling west. |
| | (South Face)
N.S.D.A.R. Memorial
to the
Pioneer Mothers
of the
Covered Wagon Days.
(East Face)
To the pioneer mothers of our mountain state, whose courage, optimism, live and sacrifice made possible the National Highway that united east . . . — — Map (db m498) HM |
| On National Road (U.S. 40) east of Wheeling Park Drive, on the right when traveling west. |
| | West Virginia was organized in 1861 at Washington Hall, 12th and Market streets. The Linsly Institute Building, Eoff and 15th streets, was the first Capitol. From 1875 to 1885, the Capitol was in the County-City Building. — — Map (db m729) HM |
| On National Road (U.S. 40) east of Wheeling Park Drive, on the right when traveling west. |
| | The statue before you was created as a tribute to the pioneer women who braved the uncertainties of the great journey west. The Madonna memorials were a project of the Daughters of the American Revolution and were dedicated between 1926 and 1929. . . . — — Map (db m500) HM |
| On National Road (U.S. 40) east of Wheeling Park Drive, on the right when traveling west. |
| | The National Pike, called the “Old Cumberland Road” , was started in 1811 and used to Wheeling in 1817 and by mail coaches from Washington by 1818. Most of it followed the Nemacolin Path and Braddock’s Road from Cumberland, Md. — — Map (db m512) HM |
| On National Road (U.S. 40) near Dallas Pike (County Route 41), on the right when traveling east. |
| | Here is located the historic “Heimberger House,” one of the first and most famous of the numerous stopping places which sprang up to server the traffic on the National Road. Still standing, it is now called the “Old Stone . . . — — Map (db m66677) HM |
| On National Road (U.S. 40) east of Chapel Mill Road (Local Route 8), on the left when traveling east. |
| | Named for three friends. Near this spot, on Middle Wheeling Creek, Jonathan Link built a blockhouse in 1780. Next year a band of 20 Indians killed Link and two companions and captured and tomahawked Presley Peak and William Hawkins. — — Map (db m64379) HM |
| On National Road (U.S. 40) near the state line, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Ohio County. Formed in 1776 from West Augusta. Named for the river which bears an Indian name meaning “Beautiful River.” Scene of last battle of the Revolution, 1782. Visited by La Salle, Celoron, Gist, Washington, and later . . . — — Map (db m9384) HM |
| On National Pike (U.S. 40) near County Route 45, on the right when traveling west. |
| | North, Joseph Ray, who wrote the celebrated Ray’s Arithmetic, was born, Nov. 25, 1807. At the age of 16, Ray went to Cincinnati where in 1834 he published the first of his series of textbooks on arithmetic and algebra. — — Map (db m518) HM |
| Near West Virginia Welcome Center (Interstate 70) west of the Pennsylvania state line, on the right when traveling west. Reported missing. |
| | In August 1973, the U.S. Congress designated a cross-country stretch of Interstate as the “Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway,” in tribute to President Eisenhower’s early recognition of the need for a national network of highways to enhance . . . — — Map (db m511) HM |
| On Chatham Street (West Virginia Route 88) east of Girty's Point Road (County Route 7/4), on the right when traveling west. |
| | First organized town in the Ohio Valley. Formed in 1787. First court of Ohio County met at Black's Cabin here in 1777. Near by is grave of Captain Samuel Brady, hero of the Pennsylvania and Virginia frontiers. — — Map (db m39663) HM |
| On Grandview Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m64227) HM |
| On Interstate 70 at Main Street (State Route 2), on the right when traveling west on Interstate 70. |
| | Erected by Trade Union Members of United States in memory of Augustus Pollack whose business life and actions were always in sympathy with organized labor. — — Map (db m16250) HM |
| On Market Street east of 16th Street (West Virginia Route 2), on the right when traveling north. |
| | The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad reached Wheeling on Christmas Eve 1852 and was one of the best presents the city of Wheeling ever received. From that Christmas until the last “All Aboard!” was shouted on June 30, 1961, our city utilized . . . — — Map (db m39785) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m72277) HM |
| On 12th Street at Chapline Street, on the right when traveling east on 12th Street. |
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On this site stood the first Ohio County Courthouse whose cornerstone was laid in 1839. In the 1890s, the Courthouse was razed and replaced by the Board of Trade Building and Court Theatre. Wheeling architect Edward Batee Franzheim designed the . . . — — Map (db m71103) HM |
| Near North Wabash Street 0.1 miles north of Zane Street (U.S. 40), on the left when traveling north. |
| |
first paragraph
On the morning of May 14, 1861, the companies of Capt. Andrew H. Britt and Edward W. Stephens marched across the Wheeling Suspension Bridge to Wheeling Island. They settled into camp on the northwestern corner of the . . . — — Map (db m92543) HM |
| On Oglebay Drive (West Virginia Route 88) 0.1 miles south of Lodge Drive, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Waddington Farms was the summer home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl W. Oglebay. Today the farm is one of the finest municipal parks in the country — Oglebay Park. The map above is from a plan created for Mr. Oglebay in 1909 for the proposed arrangement . . . — — Map (db m139630) HM |
| On Virginia Street (U.S. 40) at South Front Street, on the right when traveling east on Virginia Street. |
| | This notable American engineer designed
the Wheeling Suspension Bridge, completed in 1849.
Ellet’s other engineering accomplishments included:
improving flood control and navigation of mid-western rivers;
planning the layout of railways . . . — — Map (db m75843) HM |
| On Wheeling Heritage Trail west of Water Street. |
| | Civil War
1865 Josiah M. Curtis
1865 Daniel A. Wood
1865 Joseph McCauslin
1865 Thomas Anderson
Indian Wars
1869 Michael Corcoran
1874 William Dixon
1875 Daniel Bishop
Noncombatant . . . — — Map (db m117460) WM |
| On Oglebay Drive (West Virginia Route 88) 0.3 miles east of Lodge Drive, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Waddington Farms was the summer home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl W. Oglebay. Today the farm is one of the finest municipal parks in the country — Oglebay Park. The map above is from a plan created for Mr. Oglebay in 1909 for the proposed arrangement . . . — — Map (db m139629) HM |
| On Eoff Street (West Virginia Route 2) at 15th Street when traveling west on Eoff Street. |
| | First Government of West Virginia established here on June 20, 1863 with Arthur I. Boreman as Governor. This building served as the state capitol until 1870 and again from 1875 to 1876.
Approved by the Wheeling Area Historical Society — — Map (db m71063) HM |
| On Eoff Street at 15th Street, on the right when traveling south on Eoff Street. |
| | Built in 1859 for Linsly Institute, this building served as the first capitol of West Virginia from 1863 to 1870. The inauguration of the state's first governor, Arthur I. Boreman, was held here on June 20, 1863. West Virginia ratification of the . . . — — Map (db m142390) HM |
| On Oglebay Drive (West Virginia Route 88) 0.2 miles north of Lodge Drive, on the right when traveling north. |
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Waddington Farms was the summer home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl W. Oglebay. Today the farm is one of the finest municipal parks in the country — Oglebay Park. The map above is from a plan created for Mr. Oglebay in 1909 for the proposed . . . — — Map (db m139619) HM |
| On Main Street (West Virginia Route 2) south of 10th Street (U.S. 40), on the right when traveling south. |
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Attacked, 1777, by Wyandot, Mingo, and Shawnee Indians who were repulsed by garrison under David Shepherd after white scouting parties had lost heavily. Maj. Samuel McCullough made famous ride over cliff during attack.
Last battle of the . . . — — Map (db m71075) HM |
| On Wheeling Heritage Trail. |
| | Planned by General George Rogers Clarke and constructed in 1774 by Wheeling settlers, Fort Henry withstood a number of sieges. The first major battle was during the Revolutionary War in September 1777 when the British led 300 Wyandot, Mingo, and . . . — — Map (db m71165) HM |
| On Stone Boulevard 0.2 miles north of West Chapline Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Among many daring frontier exploits was the journey of Captain George Gibson and Lieutenant William Linn to New Orleans, 1776-77. Despite danger and opposition, they secured powder for use of Fort Henry against the Indians. — — Map (db m79896) HM |
| On Main Street 0.1 miles south of 16th Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Methodist minister and educator Gordon Battelle was a delegate to state's first Constitutional Convention in 1861. Battelle was instrumental in the inclusion of free public education, but his efforts at gradual emancipation of slaves failed. In . . . — — Map (db m142391) HM |
| On Oglebay Drive (West Virginia Route 88) 0.2 miles north of Lodge Drive, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Waddington Farms was the summer home of Mr. and Mrs. Early Oglebay. Today the farm is one of the finest municipal parks in the country — Oglebay Park. The map above is from a plan created for Mr. Oglebay in 1909 for the proposed arrangement of . . . — — Map (db m139576) HM |
| On Oglebay Drive (West Virginia Route 88) 0.2 miles east of Lodge Drive, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Waddington Farms was the summer home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl W. Oglebay. Today the farm is one of the finest municipal parks in the country — Oglebay Park. The map above is from a plan created for Mr. Oglebay in 1909 for the proposed arrangement . . . — — Map (db m139585) HM |
| Near Wheeling Heritage Trail. |
| | Dedicated May 31, 1993 — — Map (db m78793) WM |
| On 16th Street (West Virginia Route 2) east of Market Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | This building, erected as a Federal customs house in 1859, is known as West Virginia Independence Hall. Considered the birthplace of West Virginia, it is the site of a series of events that led to the state’s creation in 1863.
In spring and . . . — — Map (db m34566) HM |
| On 14th Street at Main Street, on the right when traveling south on 14th Street. |
| | Meriwether Lewis arrived here on 7 September 1803 on first leg of trip to explore and study lands, natural features and resources, waterways, and animal life of West. Noted Fort Henry, procured second pirogue to transport supplies, picked up goods . . . — — Map (db m2378) HM |
| On Main Street (West Virginia Route 2) at Interstate 70, on the right when traveling south on Main Street. |
| | Built for Henry Kilbourne List in 1858; Renaissance Revival style house given to the Woman's Club in 1941 and purchased by the Red Cross in 1946. — — Map (db m16252) HM |
| On Water Street at 40th Street, on the right when traveling south on Water Street. |
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Mail Pouch is one of Wheeling's most recognizable products. Aaron and Samuel Bloch began making chewing tobacco after experimenting with "cigar scrap." This afterthought quickly became a favorite with local coal miners and soon the rest of the . . . — — Map (db m83120) HM |
| On Oglebay Drive (Route 88) 0.1 miles north of Lodge Drive, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Waddington Farms was the summer home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl W. Oglebay. Today the farm is one of the finest municipal parks in the country — Oglebay Park. The map above is from a plan created for Mr. Oglebay in 1909 for the proposed arrangement . . . — — Map (db m139621) HM |
| Near Wheeling Heritage Trail. |
| | Operating in Wheeling for over 161 years, Marsh Wheeling Stogies was the oldest continuous cigar manufacturing operation in the United States. Reflecting Wheeling's early pioneer heritage and spirit, these stogies and their boxes became a symbol of . . . — — Map (db m71129) HM |
| On National Road (U.S. 40) east of Stone Boulevard, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Major Samuel McColloch
daring scout, gallant soldier
while attempting the relief of
Fort Henry at Wheeling
September, 1777
escaped an overwhelming body of Indians
by forcing his horse over this precipice — — Map (db m513) HM |
| On Bethany Pike (West Virginia Route 88) 1.7 miles east of Greggsville Clinton and Potomac Road (County Route 7). |
| | Former Waddington Farm
residence of
Earl William Oglebay
1849 — 1926
and Sallie Paull Howell Oglebay
1856 — 1916
Daughter Sarita Oglebay Burton
1882 — 1930
Grandson Courtney Burton, Jr.
1912 — 1992 . . . — — Map (db m39753) HM |
| On Zane Street (U.S. 40) near Bridge Park, on the right when traveling west. |
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Ohio County. Formed in 1776 from West Augusta. Named for the river which bears an Indian name meaning “Beautiful River.” Scene of last battle of the Revolution, 1782. Visited by La Salle, Celoron, Gist, Washington, and later . . . — — Map (db m9386) HM |
| On 16th Street (West Virginia Route 2) at Market Street, on the right when traveling west on 16th Street. |
| | Designed by federal architect Ammi B. Young for use as Custom House, Post Office and Federal Court. Constructed 1856-9 at cost of $96,918. Convention here in 1861 helped set stage for West Virginia Statehood. State’s first constitution approved here . . . — — Map (db m34564) HM |
| On Eoff Street north of 23rd Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| |
Erected by the grateful Parish of
Our Lady of Mount Lebanon
in honor of those who served
their country and dedicated
to the memory of those who
gave their lives for our liberty
World War II
David Brice • Joseph Bryan • Nicholas . . . — — Map (db m83125) WM |
| Near Wheeling Heritage Trail. |
| | The mighty Pennsylvania Railroad rolled into Wheeling on February 24, 1878. It provided access north to Pittsburgh and south to Parkersburg for Wheeling's industrial products. It also enabled Wheeling's farmers and manufacturers to increase trade . . . — — Map (db m71171) HM |
| On Oglebay Drive (West Virginia Route 88) 0.1 miles west of Lodge Drive, on the right when traveling west. |
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"A perfect road winds up the hillside, between banks of well-kept shrubberey, leading one at last out onto the hilltop, where is the vast and glorious lawn of Waddington. Thereon all are manners of beautiful trees, shrubs, fruits and flowers, . . . — — Map (db m139631) HM |
| On Chapline Street south of 20th Street, on the right when traveling south. |
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On this site stood Wheeling High School. The bricks and the mortar are gone, but the memory of her will linger on in the hearts of those who loved her. — — Map (db m83126) HM |
| On 10thStreet (U.S. 40) at Market Street (West Virginia Route 2), on the left when traveling west on 10thStreet. |
| | Although the residents of the western part of Virginia owned far fewer slaves than their counterparts to the east, antebellum Wheeling was part of the social and political fabric of slaveholding Virginia. A slave-auction block stood at the . . . — — Map (db m71029) HM |
| On Oglebay Drive (West Virginia Route 88) 0.1 miles east of Lodge Drive, on the right when traveling east. |
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Waddington Farms was the summer home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl W. Oglebay. Today the farm is one of the finest municipal parks in the country — Oglebay Park. The map above is from a plan created for Mr. Oglebay in 1909 for the proposed . . . — — Map (db m139622) HM |
| On Chapline Street at 34th Street, in the median on Chapline Street. |
| |
Dedicated in honor of the
men and women
of the South Side
who served in
World Wars I and II — — Map (db m83124) WM |
| On 16th Street (West Virginia Route 2) at Market Street, on the right when traveling east on 16th Street. |
| | The Athenaeum, once the biggest building in Wheeling, stood here. It was constructed in 1854, with three stories supported by cast-iron roof and floor beams. It served as an adjunct of the nearby Baltimore and Ohio Railroad station, to encourage . . . — — Map (db m71019) HM |
| On 16th Street (State Highway 2) east of Market Street. |
| | West Virginia, born of a nation divided, was the setting for the first campaign of America’s Civil War. Although still part of Virginia in1861, many citizens of the west remained loyal to the Union, rather than the Confederacy. By late May, Union . . . — — Map (db m34565) HM |
| On National Road (U.S. 40) at Stone Boulevard and Mt. Wood Road and Pike Street, on the left when traveling west on National Road. |
| | The Mingo, original inhabitant of this valley, extends greetings and peace to all wayfarers. — — Map (db m345) HM |
| On Main Street at 11th Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m71096) HM |
| On Main Street at 16th Street on Main Street. |
| | In June 1816, Henry Miller Shreve launched his steamboat "Washington" from Wheeling, where it was built. The boat represented a major shift from the Fulton-Livingston design of larger steamships. Its minimal draft made it particularly well suited to . . . — — Map (db m142393) HM |
| Near Market Street (West Virginia Route 2) north of 16th Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m39746) HM |
| On Grandview Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | 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 . . . — — Map (db m64228) HM |
| Near Wheeling Heritage Trail. |
| | In 1946, Walter P. Reuther became president of the United Auto Workers (UAW) and in 1952 became president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO). He is still seen as a working-class-hero in the struggle for economic and social justice. . . . — — Map (db m71222) HM |
| Near Wheeling Heritage Trail. |
| | Born in Wheeling on September 1, 1907, fittingly just one day before Labor Day. Walter P. Reuther (1907-1970), went on to become one of the most innovative, influential, and charismatic labor leaders of the 20th Century. Walter Reuther's father, . . . — — Map (db m71223) HM |
| On Market Street (West Virginia Route 2) at 12th Street, on the right when traveling north on Market Street. |
| | The first Wheeling Convention of the people of North Western Virginia was held here on May 13-15, 1861. The Convention was held to determine what action should be taken as a result of the secession of Virginia from the Union. It ended without a . . . — — Map (db m71013) HM |
| On Main Street (U.S. Route 40) (West Virginia Route 2) at Interstate 70, on the right when traveling south on Main Street (U.S. Route 40). |
| | Indian word. Settled, 1769, by Ebenezer, Jonathan, Andrew, and Silas Zane. Fort Henry, once Fort Fincastle, built, 1774. Mail boats, 1794, National Pike, 1818, and B&O Railroad, 1852, combined with its iron mills to make Wheeling a great . . . — — Map (db m534) HM |
| Near Wheeling Heritage Trail. |
| | "this was a considerable Village contains about fifty houses...it is situated on the east side of the river on an elevated bank; the landing is good, just below the town and on the side big Wheeling creek emtys itself into the Ohio..." -- . . . — — Map (db m71105) HM |
| On Chapline Street at 36th Street, on the right when traveling south on Chapline Street. |
| |
Erected in honor of
Wheeling High School Students
who served their country
during World War II,
and dedicated to
the Glory of God
and the memory of those
who gave their lives
for freedom — — Map (db m83129) WM |
| On Main Street (West Virginia Route 2), on the left when traveling north. |
| | Oldest hospital in the state, chartered March 12, 1850, thru efforts of Dr. S. P. Hullihen and Bishop R. V. Whelan. In 1853, located at 110, 15th St. by Sisters of Saint Joseph. Moved to this site in 1856. As Union Army hospital during Civil War, . . . — — Map (db m16255) HM |
| On Market Street (West Virginia Route 2) at 12th Street, on the right when traveling north on Market Street. |
| | 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 . . . — — Map (db m71014) HM |
| On Main Street (U.S. 40) at 10th Street (U.S. 40), on the right when traveling south on Main Street. |
| | The Wheeling Suspension Bridge, constructed by Charles Ellet, Jr. between 1846 and 1849, was the first long-span wire-cable suspension bridge in the United States. For many years it was the longest clear-span bridge in the world. The deck was . . . — — Map (db m535) HM |
| Near Wheeling Heritage Trail. |
| | The Wheeling Suspension Bridge, designed and erected by Charles Ellet, Jr., was completed in 1849. Known as the "Gateway to the West," the bridge was the first to cross the Ohio River carrying people and products to the West along the National Road. . . . — — Map (db m71038) HM |
| On 10th Street west of Main Street (U.S. 40), on the left when traveling west. |
| | In 1816, with a strong interest in internal improvements, the legislatures of Virginia and Ohio authorized the formation of the Wheeling and Belmont Bridge Company (Belmont because the bridge company was to connect from Wheeling, Virginia to Belmont . . . — — Map (db m561) HM |
| Near Wheeling Heritage Trail. |
| | The Wheeling Wharf played a crucial role in bringing people and products to and from our growing city. The port has seen the arrival of visitors such as Lafayette, Meriwether Lewis, Mark Twain, and thousands of steamboat passengers. The port was . . . — — Map (db m71134) HM |
| On Bethany Pike (West Virginia Route 88) at National Road (U.S. 40), on the right when traveling south on Bethany Pike. |
| | Nearby are buried Lawrence Augustine Washington, his wife, Dorcas, and daughter, Emma Tell. Lawrence was the son of Samuel Washington, youngest brother of General Washington. Part of their original home is standing. — — Map (db m57256) HM |
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