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Oglebay - Wheeling, WV

Wheeling Park, Wheeling WV

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Towngate Theatre the old Zion Lutheran Church

Wheeling

Wheeling WV

'Attended a lovely wedding located at Camp Russel in Oglebay Resort near Wheeling, WV.

The Benwood Mine Disaster of April 28, 1924 One hundred years ago today, on the rainy morning of Monday, April 28, 1924, an explosion at the coal mine operated by the Wheeling Steel & Iron Corporation in Benwood took the lives of 119 men, most of them recent immigrants. There were no surv

(A historical marker located in Wheeling in Ohio County, West Virginia.)

There has been a Wheeling Park since before the turn of the 20th century. Until it was deeded to the newly-formed Wheeling Park Commission in 1925, however, the property was in private hands. First, it was an estate so beautiful that people came from miles around to walk the grounds.

By Gerry Griffith Weelunk Contributor A word about this series: Like a lot of men, I mentally compartmentalize life and memories. There are boxes up in my head socked away on various imaginary shelves to be pulled down and consulted whenever required. There are boxes for school memories, family memories, college memories, work memories, and information about the very special places in my life. In the box in my brain marked “Wheeling,” there are two distinct collections. The first holds […]

This used to be Triadelphia High School.

White Border Postcard Public Library Wheeling, WV