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Wheeling, also known as the "Friendly City" or the "Nail City", is a city of 26,000 people (as of 2019) in West Virginia. Wheeling is known for having more Victorian architecture than any other city in the United States. Get in [ edit] Downtown Wheeling From Chapel Hill.
City of Wheeling, West Virginia 1500 Chapline Street Wheeling, WV 26003 (304) 234-3617; Website By EvoGov ...
Our History. Colonel Ebenezer Zane founded Wheeling in 1769. The town grew up around Fort Henry, which was built by Captain Crawford and a company of men from Fort Dunmore, Virginia, in 1774. By the early 1880s, trade along the Ohio River made Wheeling, Virginia, a popular frontier town.
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, it lies along the Ohio River in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains and also contains a tiny portion extending into Marshall County.
Coordinates: 40°4′13″N 80°41′55″W. Wheeling is a city in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is in both Ohio County and Marshall County. It is the county seat of Ohio County. [4] . Wheeling is the main city of the Wheeling Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city had 27,052 people as of the 2020 census. [2] .
Quick Facts. Founded in 1769. Incorporated in 1836. The birth place of West Virginia and The First State Capitol. 55 miles from Downtown Pittsburgh, 120 miles from Columbus, Ohio, and 130 miles from Cleveland, Ohio. Elevation is 687 feet above sea level. Population is 27,052 (2020 Census Data).
May 10, 2024 · Wheeling, W.Va. Wheeling, city, seat of Ohio county, in the northern panhandle of West Virginia, U.S. It lies on the Ohio River (there bridged to Martins Ferry, Bridgeport, and Bellaire, Ohio). The site was settled in 1769 by the Zane family.
