At the northernmost corner of the South, Wheeling's immigrant population and anti-slavery sentiment made the city culturally more Northern than Southern. As West Virginia seceded from Virginia during the Civil War, Wheeling was the provisional state capital from 1861 to 1863. After the war, the tobacco industry flourished, as well as Victorian architecture, for which the city is known today.

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Eat and Drink

• Wheeling Park Commission - Oglebay Resort - Wheeling (3.2 miles) - A Year-Round Get-A-Way! More than a hundred years ago, a tradition of generous hospitality was start...

See and Do

• Wheeling Park Commission - Oglebay Resort Wheeling (3.2 miles) - A Year-Round Get-A-Way! More than a hundred years ago, a tradition of generous hospitality was start...
• Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village Avella (18.5 miles) - Discover 16,000 years, all in one day! Explore the prehistoric Meadowcroft Rockshelter National Hist...
• Washington Wild Things Park Washington (22.7 miles) - The Washington Wild Things, established in 2002, is part of the Frontier League, a professional inde...

Shopping

• Crown Antique Mall - Washington (23.1 miles) - Crown Antique Mall opened for business on October 1, 2013 and is located inside of Washington Crown ...