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West Virginia Independence Hall is a historic government building at 1528 Market Street in downtown Wheeling, West Virginia, United States.It was built in 1860 under the supervision of architect Ammi B. Young for the federal government as a custom house, post office and courthouse.
Wheeling: 35: Shotwell Hall, West Liberty State College: Shotwell Hall, West Liberty State College ... West Virginia Independence Hall. January 26, 1970 : 1524 Market ...
West Virginia Independence Hall The city of Wheeling has a rich and varied history. Later in 1861 and continuing to 1863, the building was the site of many heated debates during the First Constitutional Convention of West Virginia , [ 34 ] including the name of the new state. [ 35 ]
West Virginia Independence Hall. The First Wheeling Convention was held on May 13 through May 15, 1861. 27 northwestern Virginia counties were represented. Of the 429 delegates who attended, over one-third were from the area around Wheeling. Most had been chosen at public meetings, while others attended on their own initiative.
HABS No. WV-186, "John Thoner House, 2238 Market Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV", 3 photos, 1 color transparency, 2 measured drawings, 7 data pages, 2 photo caption pages HABS No. WV-187, " William T. Zink Double House, 2206–2208 Market Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV ", 5 photos, 1 color transparency, 1 measured drawing, 7 data pages, 2 ...
Two views of Charles Bates' National Bank of West Virginia, later home to the W.M. Marsh Drug Company, built 1914-15 in the Wheeling Central Business District. At left is the original structure as depicted in a postcard ca. 1915, and at right is the building in 2016, shorn of its elaborate entablature.
West Virginia CCC Museum: Quiet Dell: Harrison: Mountaineer Country: History: website, history of the Civilian Conservation Corps activities in WV West Virginia Governor's Mansion: Charleston: Kanawha: Metro Valley: Historic house: West Virginia Independence Hall: Wheeling: Ohio: Northern Panhandle: History: History of statehood of West ...
Wheeling becomes capital of the new state of West Virginia. [2] West Virginia Legislature convenes. [14] Daily Register newspaper begins publication. [7] 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 ...