Baltimore and Ohio Passenger Station - Wheeling, West Virginia
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
N 40° 03.813 W 080° 43.278
17T E 523767 N 4434847
Marker for former railroad station now community college in Wheeling, West Virginia.
Waymark Code: WMK0J7
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 01/25/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
Views: 1

Text of marker:

Baltimore and Ohio Passenger Station

B & O Railroad completed track from Baltimore to Wheeling, 1852. First passenger train, 1853. Viaduct and passenger station, designed by M.A. Long completed 1908.

West Virginia Northern Community College acquired, 1977. Exterior nearly original.

Group that erected the marker: City of Wheeling

URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]

Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
1704 Market Street
Wheeling, West Virginia


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