Timeline of Wheeling, West Virginia
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Wheeling, West Virginia, USA.
18th-19th centuries
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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.
- 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 capitol 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 capitol relocated from Wheeling to Charleston.[1]
- Population: 19,280.[10]
- 1875 - Wheeling becomes capitol 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 capitol 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]
20th century
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- 1900 - Population: 38,878.[10]
- 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 - Wheeling Area Historical Society founded.[18]
- 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]
- 1952 - October 23: US president Truman visits city during election campaign.
- 1955 - Fort Henry Bridge and Jesuit Wheeling College open.
- 1970 - Wheeling Area Genealogical Society founded.[19]
- 1976 - Wheeling Park High School established.
- 1977 - Oglebay's Good Zoo established.[20]
- 1983 - Alan Mollohan becomes U.S. representative for West Virginia's 1st congressional district.[21]
21st century
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- 2008 - Andy McKenzie becomes mayor.
- 2010 - Population: 28,486 city;[22] 147,950 metro.
- 2011 - David McKinley becomes U.S. representative for West Virginia's 1st congressional district.[23]
- 2016 - Glenn Elliott elected mayor.[24]
See also
- Wheeling, West Virginia history
- List of mayors of Wheeling, West Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Ohio County, West Virginia
References
- ^ a b c d "About Wheeling: Our History". City of Wheeling, West Virginia. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
- ^ 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 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's American Educational Directory. Vol. 29. Chicago. 1932.
{{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.
- ^ American Association for State and Local History (2002). "West Virginia". Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada (15th ed.). ISBN 0759100020.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - ^ "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.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - ^ "West Virginia". Official Congressional Directory. Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1983 – via HathiTrust.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - ^ "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
published in the 19th c.
- J.B. Bowen (1839), Wheeling Directory and Advertiser, Wheeling: John M. M'Creary, Printer, OCLC 3456530
- "Wheeling". Kimball & James' Business Directory for the Mississippi Valley. Cincinnati: Printed by Kendall & Barnard. 1844 – via HathiTrust.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - "Wheeling, Va.". Commercial Gazetteer and Business Directory of the Ohio River. Indianapolis: G.W. Hawes. 1861.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - "Wheeling". Commercial Directory of the Western States. St. Louis: Richard Edwards. 1867.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - "Ohio River: Wheeling". James' River Guide...Mississippi Valley. Cincinnati: U.P. James. 1871.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - "Wheeling". Wiggins and Weaver's Ohio River Directory. Cleveland: Fairbanks, Benedict & Company. 1871.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - 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.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - 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
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - 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 the 20th c.
- John J. Coniff, ed. (1901). Laws and Ordinances for the Government of the City of Wheeling, West Virginia.
- "Wheeling", Encyclopaedia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424 – via Google Books
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - 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.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - "Wheeling". Automobile Blue Book. Vol. 3. New York: Automobile Blue Book Publishing Co. 1920 – via HathiTrust.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - Federal Writers' Project (1941). "Wheeling". West Virginia: A Guide to the Mountain State. American Guide Series. New York: Oxford University Press – via Google Books.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help)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 the 21st c.
- Fones-Wolf, Ken, “‘Traitors in Wheeling’: Secessionism in an Appalachian Unionist City,” Journal of Appalachian Studies, 13 (Spring–Fall 2007), 75–95. Jstor 41446778.
- Duffy, Sean, & Rinkes, Paul, Wheeling: Then & Now. Mount Pleasant, S. Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2010.
External links
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).
