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Related Historical Markers
To better understand the relationship, study each State Capitol marker in the order shown.
By Mike Stroud, May 18, 2011
State Capitol Marker seen along Kanawha Blvd looking west
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
| On Kanawha Boulevard just west of California Avenue, on the right when traveling east. |
| | West Virginia's Capitol first located in Wheeling, 1863; moved to Charleston, 1870; back to Wheeling, 1875; and finally to Charleston, 1885. It was located two miles west until destroyed by fire, 1921. Present building was completed in 1931. — — Map (db m23018) HM |
| On Greenbrier Street (West Virginia Route 114) near Kanawha Blvd E (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling north. |
| | West Virginia's Capitol first located in Wheeling, 1863; located in Charleston, 1870; again in Wheeling, 1875, and finally in Charleston, 1885. It was located 2 mi. west until destroyed by fire, 1921. Present building was completed in 1932. — — Map (db m42674) HM |
| On Greenbrier Street (West Virginia Route 114) near Washington Street E. |
| | Constructed of buff Indiana limestone and lined with Imperial Danby marble from Vermont, the State's Capitol is considered one of the world's superb examples of Italian Renaissance architecture. Designed by the internationally prominent Cass Gilbert . . . — — Map (db m42676) HM |
Apr. 26, 2024
