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The Pittsburgh family used associates to control the illegal gambling and loansharking operations in Wheeling, West Virginia and the surrounding areas. c.1930–1970 – William G. “Big Bill” Lias – born on July 14, 1900. [137] After Prohibition ended Lias moved into illegal gambling and controlled casino-nightclubs in Wheeling. [137]
William "Big Billy" D'Elia (born June 24, 1946) is an American former mobster who was the head of the Bufalino crime family and protégé of family namesake Russell Bufalino.
William Vincent Dwyer (February 23, 1883 – December 10, 1946), known as "Big Bill" Dwyer, was an early Irish-American Prohibition gangster and bootlegger in New York during the 1920s. He used his profits to purchase sports properties, including the New York Americans and Pittsburgh Pirates of the National Hockey League (NHL), as well as the ...
The company was founded by H.C. Ogden in 1890, and is currently run by the family of his grandson, G. Ogden Nutting. Current CEO Robert Nutting, son of G. Ogden Nutting, is the fourth generation of the Ogden-Nutting family to run the company, and is also principal owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
This is a list of mayors of Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America. Mayors. Name Term start Term end George Miller [1] 1806 1807 Moses Chapline [1]
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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]
All of the following are located in Wheeling, Ohio County, WV: Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. WV-183, "Irwin-Brues House, 201 North Front Street", 7 photos, 8 data pages, 1 photo caption page; HABS No. WV-271, "174 Zane Street (House)", 10 photos, 4 data pages, 3 photo caption pages