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  2. Ohio County, West Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Ohio County, West Virginia. /  40.1°N 80.62°W  / 40.1; -80.62. Ohio County is a county located in the Northern Panhandle of the U.S. state of West Virginia, and forms part of the Wheeling metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 42,425. [1] Its county seat is Wheeling. [2]

  3. Wheeling, West Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Wheeling is a city in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Located almost entirely in Ohio County, of which it is the county seat, [5] it lies along the Ohio River in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains and also contains a tiny portion extending into Marshall County. Wheeling is located about 60 miles (96 km) west of Pittsburgh and is the ...

  4. List of West Virginia archives - Wikipedia

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    The West Virginia Archives and History houses materials on the state from its earliest date to the present, including letters, diaries, maps, photographs, newspapers, state government records, and audiovisual materials. [32] The Ruth Ann Musick Library at Fairmont State University. Academic Library. Marion County.

  5. Wheeling Suspension Bridge - Wikipedia

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    The Wheeling Suspension Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the main channel of the Ohio River at Wheeling, West Virginia. It was the largest suspension bridge in the world from 1849 until 1851. Charles Ellet Jr. (who also worked on the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge) designed it and supervised construction of what became the first bridge ...

  6. Timeline of Wheeling, West Virginia - Wikipedia

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    1782 – September: Attempted siege on fort by "about 40 British regular soldiers and about 250 Indians." [3] 1793 – Town grid laid out. [2] 1795 – Town incorporated. [2] 1797 – Wheeling becomes seat of Ohio County. [4] 1798 – Shepherd Hall (residence) built.

  7. Carnegie Public Library (Huntington, West Virginia) - Wikipedia

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    Added to NRHP. April 3, 1980. The Carnegie Public Library at Huntington, West Virginia, formerly also known as the Cabell County Public Library, is a historic library building located on the northeast corner of Fifth Avenue and Ninth Street. It was the first public library in the county. [2] It served the community as a library until 1980, when ...

  8. West Liberty, West Virginia - Wikipedia

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    West Liberty, West Virginia. Location of West Liberty in Ohio County, West Virginia. /  40.16556°N 80.59472°W  / 40.16556; -80.59472. West Liberty is a town in Ohio County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,557 at the 2020 census. [2] It is part of the Wheeling metropolitan area .

  9. History of libraries in West Virginia - Wikipedia

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    When West Virginia was still a part of the state of Virginia, first libraries included Buffalo Creek Farmer's Library of present-day Monongalia County, Wheeling, and Morgantown and were all established around 1813. By 1826, the towns of Romney, Harpers Ferry, Lewisburg, and Martinsburg also had libraries. The counties of Pendleton and Jefferson ...

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