Wheeling
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Algoma!
N 40° 04.300 W 080° 43.487
17T E 523468 N 4435748
At Main St. and I-70
Waymark Code: WM3R4F
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 05/08/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member tiki-4
Views: 27

MARKER TEXT:

WHEELING

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
MANUFACTURING CENTER.

NO DATE.
Marker Title: WHEELING

Marker Location: I-70 AND MAIN STREET

County or Independent City: WHEELING, WVA

Marker Number: Not listed

Web Site: Not listed

Marker Program Sponsor: Not listed

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