.•fV> 249 NM-jS* WHEELING I lEELING, the metropolis ot West Virginia, is situated on the eastern bank of the Ohio, and upon an island opposite, in the " Pan Handle," the name given to that narrow portion of the State which projects north between Ohio and Pennsylvania. The main portion of the city lies in the bottom land, forty to fifty teet above the low water in the river, and an average of six lundred and fifty feet above the level of the sea. Immediately east the bluffs rise to a height of four hun- dred feet above the river. The first settlement. Fort Fincastle, was made on the site of Wheeling in 1769. In 1776 the name was changed to Fort Henry. The defenses sustained an attack of the British and Indians in 1782. The settlement was incorporated as a village under its present name in 1806, and was given a city charter in 1836. When the State of West Virginia was formed in 1H63, Wheeling was made the Capital. The seat of government was transferred to Charleston in 1S70, and although restored to Wheeling in 1875, was again returned to Charleston in 1885. Wheeling occupies a prominent place in the industrial world. The presence of cheap fuel and natural gas in abundance, and an advantageous geographical position with excellent facilities for the distribution of products by rail or river have brought about this result. Today the iron and steel mills of Wheeling employ over ten thousand men; glass and pottery manufactories produce annually immense quantities of the finest American ware; ninety per cent of the metal ceilings used in the country are manufactured in this city, and here the preservation of fruit is receiving its highest development as an industry. There are more packets running in and out of Wheeling than from any other port on the Ohio, not excepting Pittsburg, Cincinnati, or Louisville. The tonnage carried annually is enormous, and the passen- ger traffic has doubled during the last ten years. Wheeling is noted for its fine churches and private residences. Its public schools are worthy of the metropolis of a great State, and its public parks will compare favorably with those of much larger cities. The city has now about fifty thousand inhabitants, and including the surrounding coal fields where more than twenty thousand men are employed, and other contiguous territory, it is estimated to be the center of a population of not less than a quarter of a million. Published exclusively for J. G. McCROREY &. CO., - WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA Copyright, 1905, L. H. KELSON CO., Portland, Maine Warwick China Company German Catholic Church BIRDS-EYE VIEW OF CENTER WHEELING City Hospital Wheeling and Lake Erie Station City BuildinE BIRDS-EYE VIEW OF WHEELING Paul Mattress Company First National Bank Peoples Bank National Exchange Bank MAIN STREET LOOKING NORTH FROM TWELFTH STREET MARKET STREET LOOKING NORTH FROM FOURTEENTH STREET ^VATER STREET FROM THE RIVER FRONT The river front between Fourteenth and Twelfth Streets has been greatly beautified by the building of Riverside Park, the result of the eflorts of the business men of Water Street led by Mr. George Stamm of the Stamm House. Shade trees have been planted and grass plots and flower beds laid out on an elaborate scale. Dame Nature is generously rewarding their energy. In this Park is located the monument dedicated to the rivermen by Mr. Henry Schmulbach, who in early life followed the river. STEEL BRIDGE OVER THE OHIO RIVER Wheeling in the distance. ~n -^1 &J irit' "^ STONE BRIDGE OVER WHEELING CREEK SUSPENSION BRIDGE Over the Onio River. Span 1,010 feet. ^VHEELING BRIDGE or the Terminal Railway Company. Fountain Soldiers' Monument CITY BUILDING On the corner of Chapline and Sixteenth Streets. Erected in 1875-6 at a cost of $120,000. Formerly the State Capitol until the transfer of the Capital to Charleston in 1885. Purchased by the City in 1886. The buildine is attractive in architectural effect and substantially constructed. On the Chapline Street side is a handsome bronze fountain presented to the City of 'Wheeling by 3. W. Paxton, Esq. OLD COURT HOUSE The cornerstone was laid April 10, 1839, by Ohio Lodee No. 1. A. F. & A. M. When the Board of Trade Buildine Company was formed the Old Court House prop- erty was purchased. The ancient building was razed in 1900 and a magnificent sixstory office and theatre structure erected at a cost of more than $170,000. The Court Theatre was opened in the Fall of 1902. THE POST OFFICE The Post Office Building was erected in 1858 and cost S120,000. The amount of the business done here in 1904 was considerably in excess of the total for any previous year. CITY JAIL Located at the corner of Fifteenthland EofT Streets. A fine specimen of a thoroughly equipped and modern municipal prison. THE WATER WORKS The water supply of WheeliiiE is pumped from the Ohio River. The citizens are justly proud of the luxury of an abundant its location and manufacturing importance. The Wheeline City Water \Vorks is a miinfcipal institution. vater service, necessary in a city of THE CITY BANK OF WHEELING On Market Street. One of Wheeling's strongest financial institutions. GRAND CENTRAL HOTEL Located at IMS Market Street. A leading hostelry of high rank. ¥ ^- L*. . . x: Cathedral Odd Fellows' Hall PANORAMIC Vi: lieetcr Building 1 OF ■WHEELING Steel Bridge Potts Building Suspension Bridge COURT THEATRE (BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING) The Court Theatre, one of the best in the country, is in the fine six-story Board of Trade Building, corner Twelfth and Chapline Streets, the Old Court House in 1901-2. Cost $170,000. Erected on the site of THE GRAND THEATRE Another of Wheeling's splendid theatres. At the corner of Twelfth and Market Streets. ODD FELLOWS' HALL Corner Twelfth and Chapline Streets. The home of the fiourishing 'organizations of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Y. M. C. A. BUILDING This building was the gift of Mrs. James Maxwell and her daughters to the local Association. It was opened January 11, 1889. THE ELKS' CLUB On Fifteenth Street. Occupied by ^VheeIi^K Lodge No. 28. instituted June 22. 1884. There are about five hundred names on the roster of the lodec- The buildins was completed and furnished at a cost of over S50.000. The Club House is second to none in the country for convenience and elegance of equipment. The audi* torium, together with the gallery, has a seating capacity of eight hundred, with a stage on the south side. CARROLL CLUB On Chapline Street. A social club with a splendid library, a reception room for ladies, and well-appointed billinrd and card rooms. FORT HENRY CLUB Corner of PourtcCPlh PPd Cbapline Streets. The home of the srr.art set in W hceline. Has all the featurestof a high erade metropolitan club. REPRESENTATIVE WHEELING CHURCH EDIFICES English Lutheran Church, Sixteenth Street. The First Presbyterian Church, Chapline Street. The oldest in the city. Erected 1831-2. I REPRESENTATIVE St. John's German Independent Church, WHEELING CHURCH EDIFICES St Matthew's Church, corner of Chapline and l-'itlcenth Streets. A notable example of Gothic architecture, with a fine stone rectory adjoinine. Valuation of the property about $72,000 THE VANCE MEMORIAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH At Altenheim. Erected throuEh the liberality of Mr, ]. N, Vance. Dedicated June 17, 1897. "THE OLD STONE CHURCH On a hill about six miles from the city fitands the old church the real name of which is The Forks of V^heetinE. but which is familiarly known as " The Old Stone Church." It was built about I787. and has the remarkable record of havinu changed pastors but once durinfc eighty-four years. CLAY MONUMENT, ELM GROVE Urccted lu 181(0 by Moses Shepherd and his wife, Lydia , to commemorate the dis- tinguished public services of Henry Clay in behalf of the National Pike. Built of freestone and is twenty teet high. Time has effaced all the inscriptions except on the cast side. The Shepherd mansion, built 1798. is on a nearby eminence. &ii^ THE SOLDIERS' MONUMENT Erected to honor the memory of " The Defenders of the Union, 1861-1865' Soldiers' Aid Society of 'Wheoline in 1880. by the WEBSTER SCHOOL. EOFF STREET HIGH SCHOOL. TWENTY-FIRST AND MARKET STREETS To Wheeling belongs the honor of having established the first public school in the South. Five thousand pupils are now registered in the schools of Wheeling and are under the care of one hundred and thirty-five teachers. THE LINSLY INSTITUTE Corner Eoff and Fifteenth Streets Established in 18M by the beneficence ol Noah Linsly. The Linsly Institute Building was the first Capitol of West Virginia. Here the State business was transacted from 1863 to 1870. MOUNT DE CHANTAL One of the oldest and best convents for the education of young women in the Ohio Valley. f£B 2 1905 CASINO AT MOZART PARK Located on the htU-lop above Forty-third Street, South Side. On a clear day the spire of the Belmont (Ohio^ Court House, ten miles distant, can be seen. An inclined plane operated by cable conveys the pleasure-seekers from the city to the Park, also electric cars by way of CadwcH's Run. CASINO AT ^VHEELING PARK Four miles east of the city on the ^Vheeling and Grove Electric Road. It is known far and wide as the finest park in the Ohio Valley. »-s^ m *'*,