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The post office Wheeling once contained was originally called Cranberry. [3] The Cranberry post office was started in 1834, [ 4 ] renamed Wheeling in 1838, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1933.
The coalition of local groups, which includes the Wheeling-Ohio County Convention and Visitors Bureau, Wheeling National Heritage Area Corporation, Regional Economic Development Partnership and the City of Wheeling, has undertaken to raise $8 million to restore the building, which is seen as a central piece of revitalizing the downtown ...
The present Destinations International was founded in 1915 in St. Louis by sales representatives of 28 different US destinations as the Association of Convention Secretaries whose goal was to share accurate information about conventions, promote sound professional practices in the solicitation and servicing of meetings and conventions, and develop "scientific" principles of convention management.
WesBanco Arena (originally Wheeling Civic Center) is a multi-purpose arena located in Wheeling, West Virginia.It was built in 1977 at a cost of $7 million. It is home to the Wheeling Nailers ice hockey team, the Wheeling Miners indoor football team, the Mountain East Conference basketball tournament and the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference wrestling tournament.
Johnson Camden McKinley House, also known as "Willow Glen," is a historic home located at Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia. It was built between 1914 and 1920, and is a 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-story massive dwelling built of ashlar sandstone. It consists of two wings that meet at right angles to form an L-shaped building.
Indianapolis Convention and Publicity Bureau, a forerunner to the Indianapolis Convention and Visitors Association (later known as Visit Indy), is established. [372] 1924 Construction on the Indiana World War Memorial Plaza begins. [379] Riley Hospital for Children is completed. [376] 1925 Mary Stewart Carey founds Children's Museum. [379]
The First Wheeling Convention was held on May 13 through May 15, 1861. 27 northwestern Virginia counties were represented. Of the 429 delegates who attended, over one-third were from the area around Wheeling. Most had been chosen at public meetings, while others attended on their own initiative.
The Wheeling Convention, which had taken a recess until August 6, 1861, reassembled on August 20, 1861, and called for a popular vote on the formation of a new state and for a convention to frame a constitution if the vote should be favorable. West Virginia Independence Hall, site of the Wheeling Convention