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Wheeling’s Athenaeum
The Athenaeum was a four-story structure located at the corner of what is now Sixteenth and Market streets. The first and second floors was intended for use as a warehouse for the Crescent Manufacturing Company, a producer of materials for … Continue reading
Jesse Lee Reno
Jesse Lee Reno was born forty years to the day before West Virginia gained statehood, on June 20, 1823. Jesse, the third of eight children, was born in Wheeling, Virginia to Lewis and Rebecca Reno. When Jesse was seven years old, … Continue reading
First (West) Virginia Infantry (3 month)
The First Regiment (West) Virginia Infantry Volunteers was organized in the counties that would become the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia and in Southeastern Ohio in May, 1861. It was mustered into the service for the period of three months. Shown below … Continue reading
The Battle of Wilson’s Creek
Preliminary Events The events that led to the Battle of Wilson’s Creek, often referred to as the Bull Run of the West, began unfolding in 1820, with the Missouri Compromise. Up to that point, there were twenty-two states … Continue reading