Timeline of Wheeling, West Virginia
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Wheeling, West Virginia, US.
18th century[edit]
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- 1769 – Wheeling founded by Ebenezer Zane.[1]
- 1774 – Fort Fincastle built.[2]
- 1777 – September: Siege of Fort Henry "by a large force of Indians."[3]
- 1782 – September: Attempted siege on fort by "about 40 British regular soldiers and about 250 Indians."[3]
- 1793 – Town grid laid out.[2]
- 1795 – Town incorporated.[2]
- 1797 – Wheeling becomes seat of Ohio County.[4]
- 1798 – Shepherd Hall (residence) built.
19th century[edit]
- 1806 – George Miller becomes town mayor.
- 1807 – Wheeling Library Company founded.[5]
- 1814 – Linsly Institute for boys founded.[6]
- 1817 – Elm Grove Stone Arch Bridge built.
- 1818
- National Road begins operating.[1]
- Va. North-Western Gazette newspaper begins publication.[7]
- 1821 – Glass manufacturing begins.[3]
- 1834 – Wheeling Water Works established.[8]
- 1836
- 1840 – Population: 7,885.[10]
- 1848 – Wheeling Female Academy and Wheeling Lyceum[5] established.
- 1849
- Wheeling Suspension Bridge opens.[4]
- Nail manufacturing begins.[3]
- 1850
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling established.[11]
- Population: 11,435.[10]
- 1852 – Baltimore and Ohio Railroad built.[4]
- 1853
- Wheeling Hospital established.[3]
- Iron Market House in business.[8]
- 1859 – Wheeling Library Association established.[5][12]
- 1860 – Population: 14,083.[10]
- 1861
- January: Andrew J. Sweeney becomes mayor.[9][13]
- May: First Wheeling Convention held.[14]
- June: Second Wheeling Convention held.[14]
- 1863
- June 20
- Wheeling becomes capital of the new state of West Virginia.[2]
- West Virginia Legislature convenes.[14]
- Daily Register newspaper begins publication.[7]
- June 20
- 1865 – St. Joseph's Academy for girls established.[6]
- 1866 – Greenwood Cemetery established.[15]
- 1870
- West Virginia capital relocated from Wheeling to Charleston.[1]
- Population: 19,280.[10]
- 1875 – Wheeling becomes capital of West Virginia again.[2]
- 1879 – Bloch Brothers in business.[4]
- 1880 – Population: 30,737.[10]
- 1882 – Wheeling Public Library established.[12]
- 1883 – Soldiers and Sailors Monument dedicated.[4]
- 1884 – Ohio River flood.[16]
- 1885 – West Virginia capital relocated from Wheeling to Charleston again.[1]
- 1890
- City Hospital established.[3]
- Population: 34,522.[10]
- 1897 – Cathedral Parish School built.
- 1898 – March 26: Ohio River flood.[4]
- 1900 – Population: 38,878.[10]
20th century[edit]
- 1904 – Victoria Theater in business.
- 1907 – March 15: Ohio River flood.[4]
- 1910 – Population: 41,641.[3]
- 1913 – March 28: Ohio River flood.[4]
- 1915 – Rex Theater in business.[17]
- 1917 – Liberty Theatre in business.[17]
- 1922 – Lincoln Theater in business.[17]
- 1926
- 1928
- Oglebay Park established.
- Madonna of the Trail monument dedicated.
- Capitol Theatre in business.[17]
- 1929 – Wheeling Country Day School incorporated.[1]
- 1930 – Oglebay Institute established.
- 1933 – Ohio County Public Library active.[12]
- 1935 – Wheeling News-Register newspaper in publication.[7]
- 1936
- 1937 – January 26: Ohio River flood of 1937.[4]
- 1942 – December 21: Ohio River flood.[4]
- 1950 – February 9, 1950: Senator Joseph R. McCarthy made the "Enemies Within" speech before the Ohio County Women’s Republican Club[20]
- 1952 – October 23: US president Truman visits city during election campaign.
- 1953 – WTRF-TV (television) begins broadcasting.[21]
- 1955 – Fort Henry Bridge and Jesuit Wheeling College open.
- 1970 – Wheeling Area Genealogical Society founded.[22]
- 1976 – Wheeling Park High School established.
- 1977 – Oglebay's Good Zoo established.[23]
- 1983 – Alan Mollohan becomes U.S. representative for West Virginia's 1st congressional district.[24]
21st century[edit]
- 2008 – Andy McKenzie becomes mayor.
- 2010 – Population: 28,486 city;[25] 147,950 metro.
- 2011 – David McKinley becomes U.S. representative for West Virginia's 1st congressional district.[26]
- 2016 – Glenn Elliott elected mayor.[27]
See also[edit]
- Wheeling, West Virginia history
- List of mayors of Wheeling, West Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Ohio County, West Virginia
- Other cities in West Virginia:
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Official Website of Wheeling West Virginia: Our History". City of Wheeling, West Virginia. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts: G. & C. Merriam Co., 1960, p. 1257, OL 5812502M
- ^ a b c d e f g h Britannica 1910.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Timeline". West Virginia Encyclopedia. Charleston, WV: West Virginia Humanities Council. Retrieved June 26, 2016. + Wheeling timeline
- ^ a b c Davies Project. "American Libraries before 1876". Princeton University. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
- ^ a b Patterson, Homer L. (1932). Patterson's American Educational Directory. Vol. 29. Chicago. hdl:2027/uc1.b3970358.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b c "U.S. Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
- ^ a b "City of Wheeling, West Virginia Historic Resources". City of Wheeling, West Virginia. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
- ^ a b Coniff 1901, p. 771: "Mayors"
- ^ a b c d e f g Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, U.S. Census Bureau, 1998
- ^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: USA". Norway: Oslo katolske bispedømme. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
- ^ a b c Charles A. Julian (2013). "Wheeling/Ohio County Public Library Chronology" (PDF). Wheeling: Ohio County Public Library.
- ^ "Wheeling History: Wheeling Hall of Fame". Ohio County Public Library. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
- ^ a b c Federal Writers' Project 1941, p. 523: "Chronology"
- ^ "Wheeling History: Places of Wheeling". Ohio County Public Library. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
- ^ a b "Wheeling History: Events in Wheeling". Ohio County Public Library. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Movie Theaters in Wheeling, WV". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
- ^ Jack Alicoate, ed. (1939), "Standard Broadcasting Stations of the United States: West Virginia", Radio Annual, New York: Radio Daily, OCLC 2459636
- ^ American Association for State and Local History (2002). "West Virginia". Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada (15th ed.). Rowman Altamira. ISBN 0759100020.
- ^ ""Enemies from Within": Senator Joseph R. McCarthy's Accusations of Disloyalty". History Matters. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ Charles A. Alicoate, ed. (1960), "Television Stations: West Virginia", Radio Annual and Television Year Book, New York: Radio Daily Corp., OCLC 10512206
- ^ "W. A. G. S. History". Wheeling Area Genealogical Society & Ohio County WVGenWeb. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
- ^ Vernon N. Kisling, Jr., ed. (2001). "Zoological Gardens of the United States (chronological list)". Zoo and Aquarium History. USA: CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4200-3924-5.
- ^ "West Virginia". Official Congressional Directory. 1991/1992- : S. Pub. Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1983. hdl:2027/msu.31293104127141 – via HathiTrust.
- ^ "Wheeling city, West Virginia". QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
- ^ Civic Impulse, LLC. "Members of Congress". GovTrack. Washington, D.C. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
- ^ "Mayor-Elect Glenn Elliott Leads Fresh Faces For Wheeling", The Intelligencer, Wheeling, WV, May 11, 2016
Bibliography[edit]
published in 19th c.[edit]
- J.B. Bowen (1839), Wheeling Directory and Advertiser, Wheeling: John M. M'Creary, Printer, OCLC 3456530, OL 23720924M
- "Wheeling". Kimball & James' Business Directory for the Mississippi Valley. Cincinnati: Printed by Kendall & Barnard. 1844. hdl:2027/chi.20799213 – via HathiTrust.
- "Wheeling, Va.". Commercial Gazetteer and Business Directory of the Ohio River. Indianapolis: G.W. Hawes. 1861.
- "Wheeling". Commercial Directory of the Western States. St. Louis: Richard Edwards. 1867.
- "Ohio River: Wheeling". James' River Guide...Mississippi Valley. Cincinnati: U.P. James. 1871.
- "Wheeling". Wiggins and Weaver's Ohio River Directory. Cleveland: Fairbanks, Benedict & Company. 1871.
- J.H. Newton; G.G. Nichols; A.G. Sprankle (1879). "Wheeling: Past and Present". History of the Pan-handle: Being Historical Collections of the Counties of Ohio, Brooke, Marshall and Hancock, West Virginia. Wheeling: J.A. Caldwell.
- George E. Waring, Jr.; U.S. Department of the Interior, Census Office (1887), "West Virginia: Wheeling", Report on the Social Statistics of Cities: Southern and the Western States, Washington DC: Government Printing Office, pp. 87–92
- . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 24 (9th ed.). 1888.
- White & Allen, ed. (1891). Laws and Ordinances for the Government of the City of Wheeling, West Virginia. Printed by the West Virginia Printing Company.
published in 20th c.[edit]
- John J. Coniff, ed. (1901). Laws and Ordinances for the Government of the City of Wheeling, West Virginia.
- . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). 1910. p. 586.
- Charles A. Wingerter. History of Greater Wheeling and Vicinity. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company, 1912.
- Thomas Condit Miller; Hu Maxwell (1913). "Wheeling". West Virginia and Its People. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company.
- "Wheeling". Automobile Blue Book. Vol. 3. New York: Automobile Blue Book Publishing Co. 1920. hdl:2027/pst.000052908583 – via HathiTrust.
- Federal Writers' Project (1941). "Wheeling". West Virginia: A Guide to the Mountain State. American Guide Series. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781603540476 – via Google Books.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link) + chronology - Kenneth R. Nodyne; Densis E. Lawther (1981). The Wheeling Area: An Annotated Bibliography. West Virginia University Library.
- Minder, Mike. Wheeling’s Gambling History to 1976. Wheeling: Nail City Publishing, 1997.
published in 21st c.[edit]
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wheeling, West Virginia.
- "History of Wheeling (timeline)". Wheeling National Heritage Area.
- "Wheeling History". Wheeling: Ohio County Public Library.
- Items related to Wheeling, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America).
