Historical Marker

Wheeling

Wheeling, Kossuth Park, WV 2, near Main Street exit of I-70 East · Wheeling · Ohio

West Virginia marker

Inscription

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.

Location

AddressWheeling, Kossuth Park, WV 2, near Main Street exit of I-70 East
CityWheeling
CountyOhio
StateWest Virginia
Coordinates40.123180, -80.634650

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