In recognition of
Fed One Bank's Founders,
Alex Salvatori
and
James R. Flynn
for their wisdom, leadership,
commitment, and contribution
to the community.
Fed One
Bank
Founded . . . — — Map (db m196414) HM
Alpacas were domesticated from the Vicuña, a member of the Camelid family, about 6,000 years ago in the Andes Mountains of South America. They are mostly farmed for their wool, which is especially soft and also considered hypoallergenic. . . . — — Map (db m196417) HM
Arthur J. Boreman
First Governor
of
West Virginia
1863-1869
Arthur Ingraham Boreman
1823-1896
Delegate - Virginia General Assembly
1855-1861
President - Second Wheeling Convention
1861
First . . . — — Map (db m263165) HM
Built in 1853-1854 for use as a theater, warehouse, and office space, it was the largest building in Wheeling at the time. During the Civil War, it became a Union military prison, mostly for the transitory holding of POWS and Southern sympathizers, . . . — — Map (db m167246) HM
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
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
Born in Germany in 1830, Augustus Pollack came to Wheeling in the 1850s and established the Crown Stogie Company in East Wheeling. Most known for his labor-management relations, he paid excellent wages, provided exceptional conditions, and . . . — — Map (db m196408) HM
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
Bald Eagle
Bald eagles are large birds of prey found throughout North America. They typically prefer habitats near lakes, streams, or rivers where they can hunt for their primary prey of fish. However, bald eagles also regularly . . . — — Map (db m196428) HM
Brothers Jacob and Gottlieb Bayha started the Bayha Bakery in 1852. Jacob left the business, making Gottlieb the sole proprietor in the 1870s. The bakery was a three-story brick structure on Market Street with a deeply set courtyard hidden . . . — — Map (db m224230) HM
In Memory of the
119 victims of the
Benwood Mine Disaster
April 28, 1924
and in hopes for the
safety of all laboring
men and women under
St. Joseph's watchful care — — Map (db m260055) HM
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
• Bobcats are carnivores and hunt as ambush predators, waiting for a prey item to get close to them before pouncing.
• Bobcats in West Virginia eat a variety of prey items including birds, small rodents, squirrels, woodchucks, beavers, . . . — — Map (db m196431) HM
Goats use their lips, teeth, and tongue to graze and browse from vegetation. These intelligent creatures are very curious, and they will even stand on their back legs to reach up into the trees for food.
Goats were one of the first . . . — — Map (db m196418) HM
Brooke County. Formed in 1797 from Ohio County. Named for Robert Brooke, Virginia governor, 1794-1796. Here Alexander Campbell founded the Christian Church and established a college. First Grimes Golden apple tree in this county.
Ohio . . . — — Map (db m290005) HM
At this camp, Generals Duvall, Kelley, and Colonel Thoburn recruited and rendezvoused the First (West) Virginia Inf., Volunteers. Later, name was changed to Camp Willey, in honor of one of the State's first United States Senators. — — Map (db m189421) HM
Imagine the Wheeling Island landscape in front of you filled with thousands of marching soldiers, galloping horses, and booming cannons. Clouds of woodsmoke and gun smoke hung over the fields that stretch north along the back channel of the Ohio . . . — — Map (db m200542) HM
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 island at the fairgrounds.
. . . — — Map (db m92543) HM
The Capitol Theatre was built in 1928. The Beaux Arts style theatre cost one million dollars to construct. Originally, an 8-story hotel was planned to be built on top of the building, but the Great Depression derailed those plans. The theatre was . . . — — Map (db m224626) HM
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 of . . . — — Map (db m139630) HM
• The central Chinese goral is a goat species from mountainous regions of China.
• This species is capable of jumping long distances to evade predators such as tigers and snow leopards.
• Males are slightly larger than females with . . . — — Map (db m196415) HM
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
Charles W. Russell House
Built in 1848
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
By the United States
Department of the Interior
— — Map (db m176803) HM
Born in Connecticut, November 25, 1814, he was a noted businessman in antebellum Wheeling. A member of the 1852-53 VA legislature, he also was a delegate to the 1861 Richmond Convention, where he voted against secession. Hubbard served in the 1861 . . . — — Map (db m222875) HM
The first Catholic nursing sisters in Wheeling, Sisters of St. Joseph, arrived in 1853 to operate Wheeling Hospital. During the Civil War, they nursed Union and Confederate soldiers and military prisoners. In 1864. several Sisters received . . . — — Map (db m189410) HM
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
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
This structure has been
recorded by the
Historic American
Buildings Survey
of the United States . . . — — Map (db m176805) HM
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 & Lutz, Hazel Atlas Class, and many others. East Wheeling also served . . . — — Map (db m260005) HM
Box turtles can be found in forests and grasslands of the eastern United States. They spend their time foraging throughout their range searching for plants and invertebrates that make up the majority of their diet.
The most notable feature . . . — — Map (db m196448) HM
The
Eckhart House
810 Main Street
is listed in
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1892
— — Map (db m176769) HM
With its ideal location at the confluence of the Ohio River, the B&O Railroad, and the National Road, Wheeling was a regular stop on many national circus routes. The railroad served as a major means of transportation-circus groups like Barnum & . . . — — Map (db m274159) HM
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
West Virginia, born of a nation divided, was the setting for the first campaign of America’s Civil War. Although still part of Virginia in 1861, many citizens of the west remained loyal to the Union, rather than the Confederacy. By late May, Union . . . — — Map (db m198566) HM
Prior to 1810, there were no large commercial coal mining operations in present-day West Virginia. In Wheeling, limited supplies of coal were obtained via river. Mining engineer Conrad Cotts (1775-1850) came to Wheeling in 1810, located a vein near . . . — — Map (db m315686) HM
This plaque commemorates the first Mass in what is now West Virginia August 13, 1749, and the establishment of the Catholic Diocese of Wheeling July 19, 1850. — — Map (db m196367) HM
This base and fluted columns are from the interior of the first St. Joseph Cathedral which stood on this site from 1849 until it was torn down in 1923. This base and column pieces were discovered in excavations under the Cathedral during the 1996 . . . — — Map (db m176804) HM
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. — — Map (db m71063) HM
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
From November 26, 1861, to February 18. 1862, and February 12-20, 1863, delegates met in Wheeling to draft West Virginia's first constitution. Members debated the state's name and boundaries, as well as whether slavery would remain. On March 26, . . . — — Map (db m263164) HM
First Wheeling Convention. From May 13 to 15, 1861, delegates from 27 counties in northwestern VA met in Wheeling to determine how to respond to the VA Ordinance of Secession. Though predominately pro-Union, the members decided to postpone . . . — — Map (db m263162) HM
George E. Flaccus was a wholesale food dealer. He opened his business, which specialized in fancy groceries and the manufacture of minced meats on this N.W. corner of Market Street in 1881.
Wheeling's population had grown to 30,000. The City . . . — — Map (db m196464) HM
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
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 m297157) HM
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
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
Throughout America today, we honor the dead of our wars. We recall their valor and their sacrifices. We remember they gave their lives so that others might live.
Ronald Reagan
Gold Star Families Memorial . . . — — Map (db m196366) WM
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
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
What has caused the Grevy's Zebra population decline?
• Reduction of habitat
• Competition with livestock for food and water
• Drought
• Diseases contracted from domestic cattle
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
The spirit of a young boy who lived in Wheeling, and who died too soon, inspired this facility that is unique in scope and purpose. After the death of their oldest son, seven-year old Philip Mayer Good in 1971, the Laurence F. Good family pledged . . . — — Map (db m196423) HM
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
Jacob Wise House
802 Main Street
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Resources
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c. 1880
— — Map (db m176771) HM
Born 1825 in Ireland, he set up a medical practice in Wheeling in 1853. He was appointed surgeon of the pro-Union 1st VA Infantry in May 1861 and fought at Philippi under Benjamin Kelley. In August 1861, he was named colonel of the reorganized . . . — — Map (db m260003) HM
Kaley Center
circa 1922
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
The "Chicago School" style building, which was restored to its original historic . . . — — Map (db m196463) HM
Kangaroo or Wallaby?
The difference between kangaroos and wallabies is size! The largest species of kangaroo can reach 6 feet in height. Wallabies are 3½ feet tall or less.
Kangaroos and wallabies belong to a group of . . . — — Map (db m196441) HM
On May 24, 1825, General Lafayette was welcomed at Beymer's Landing, escorted to Simm's Hotel & attended a ball at Mr. Graham's Inn. — — Map (db m276698) HM
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
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
Llamas were domesticated from the Guanaco, a member of the Camelid family, 6,000 years ago in Peru.
The people of the Andes Mountains mainly raise llamas as pack animals and for wool, however they do also provide leather and meat, and their . . . — — Map (db m196416) HM
1873 witnessed a flourishing industrial period in Wheeling. The Nail City Boat Club with floating boathouse, rowing shells and racing skiffs, had many looking to the Ohio river for entertainment. One thing that did not change was the manner of . . . — — Map (db m259340) HM
Progress and necessity called for the construction of yet a second market house. Expanded and centralized markets were vital to the growing city. In 1890 the population of Wheeling was 34,522. Once again at the will of the people a new market was . . . — — Map (db m259353) HM
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
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
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
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
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
[Owners/Residents]
Fremder 1868
Treiber 1892
Cohnheim 1917
Yacoumakis 1925
Vasilon 1940
Mourmanis 1944 . . . — — Map (db m259337) HM
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
In 1903 a merger of important steel development began, the Whitaker Iron Company becoming the first of a group to have 18 sheet and tin plate mills.
The Wheeling Traction Company competed with the new City Railway Company for trolley car . . . — — Map (db m259343) HM
Original three-story building erected on this site, S.W. corner of Monroe and Fourth Streets, Wheeling, Virginia, in the year of 1859 destroyed by fire on
Saturday night, March 18,1950.
Present two-story building constructed in the year 1951, . . . — — Map (db m176800) HM
Built by the brewer, George Smith in the 1840s, the mansion had several owners before Earl Oglebay purchased the house and farm. When Mr. Oglebay died, he willed the house, the farm, and surrounding area to the people of Wheeling so long as they . . . — — Map (db m224529) HM
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 explorers.
. . . — — Map (db m9386) HM
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