Otto Schenk - Wheeling, West Virginia
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BruceS
N 40° 03.533 W 080° 40.034
17T E 528380 N 4434345
Plaque with relief portrait of business and civic leader in Wheeling, West Virginia.
Waymark Code: WMKBYP
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 03/16/2014
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Bronze plaque with relief portrait of Otto Schenk. He is wearing a suit jacket and tie. Otto Schenk was the president of Schenk Meat Packing and also president of the local Chamber of Commerce. It was through his tireless efforts which lead the City of Wheeling to acquire Wheeling Park. The White Palace in the park, is officially named the Otto Schenk Memorial Pavilion and the plaque is mounted on its facade.
Below the relief the plaque is inscribed:
Otto Schenk
1863 1933
Whose Generosity And Unselfish
Service In Civic Affairs Made
Him An Outstanding Citizen