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The National Road Corridor Historic District is a historic district in eastern Wheeling, West Virginia. The district encompasses a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) section of the National Road from Park View Lane to Bethany Pike. A primarily residential area, the district includes the homes of some of Wheeling's wealthiest residents of the late 19th century ...
Colonel Moses Shepherd (1763–1832), son of David Shepherd and Rachel (née Teague) Shepherd and first husband of Lydia (née Boggs) Shepherd Cruger (1766–1867), moved to Wheeling with his parents and siblings from Shepherdstown, West Virginia about 1771 and built his prominent home, Shepherd Hall, in 1798.
As the neighborhood of Elm Grove in Wheeling developed, the street that passes directly in front of Shepherd Hall (Monument Place) was given the name Cruger Street, but Cruger was misspelled Kruger. The misspelled version of the surname was never corrected, and the street retains the name of Kruger Street to the present day.
In the U.S. state of West Virginia, U.S. Route 40 (US 40) runs for 16 miles (26 km) through the Northern Panhandle region. The highway enters the state on the Military Order of the Purple Heart bridge concurrent with US 250, crossing Wheeling Island, before joining Interstate 70 (I-70) over the Fort Henry Bridge before leaving the interstate.
U.S. Route 220, Old Fincastle Road, Mount Moriah Road, Sugar Tree Hollow Road, Craig Creek Road, Roaring Run Road, Rich Patch Road, Watahala Lane, Middle Mountain Road NW Botetourt Civil War map Richmond Daily Times 17Mar1851. Fincastle and Covington Turnpike Company records, 1851-1867. Floyd Courthouse and Hillsville Road: February 1850
Wheeling is a village in Cook and Lake counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. A suburb of Chicago , it is primarily in Cook County, approximately 23 mi (37 km) northwest of downtown Chicago. Per the 2020 census , the population was 39,137. [ 4 ]
SR 259 east (Brocks Gap Road) – Broadway: Virginia state line; southern terminus: Lost City: 11.0: 17.7: CR 59 (Lower Cove Run Road) Baker: 20.9: 33.6: US 48 west / WV 55 west / WV 29 north (Old Route 55) to US 50 – Moorefield: Diamond interchange; south end of concurrency with US 48 and WV 55 30.1: 48.4: US 48 east / WV 55 east ...
La Belle Iron Works, also known as La Belle Cut Nail Works, was a historic factory complex and national historic district located at Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia. The district included four contributing buildings; three Italianate style brick buildings dated to the founding of the company in 1852, and a tin plate mill built 1894–1897.