View source for Historical Highway Markers

<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"> Since the first markers were installed in 1937, funded by the New Deal Federal Emergency Relief Administration, more than 1000 have been erected along highways to briefly tell West Virginia's history. There are at least 19 markers in the Wheeling area. Note: US 40 is National Road.<br /> <br />  Camp Carlisle - Zane and North Wabash on Wheeling Island<br /> [[Elm%20Grove%20Stone%20Bridge|Elm Grove Stone Bridge]] - At Little Wheeling Creek and US 40 in Elm Grove<br /> [http://historic-wheeling.wikispaces.com/Main+St+-+1000#toc5 Fort Henry] - 1000 block of Main Street<br /> [[Forks%20of%20the%20Wheeling%20Creek|Forks of the Wheeling Creek]] - US 40/WV 88 in Elm Grove<br />  Gibson-Linn - Grandview area of Wheeling along US 40<br />  Jesse Lee Reno - near entrance to Wheeling Park on US 40<br /> [[Monument%20Place|Monument Place]] - in Elm Grove on US 40/WV 88<br />  Mount De Chantal - Washington Avenue<br /> [[Ohio%20County|Ohio County]] - near old Steel Bridge from Island to Bridgeport, Ohio<br /> [[Market%20St%20-%201500|Old Custom House]] - 16 and Market streets, WV Independence Hall<br />  State's Birthplace - near entrance to Wheeling Park on US 40<br />  The National Pike - near entrance to Wheeling Park on US 40 <br />  The Washingtons - in Woodsdale area near US 40 intersection with WV 88<br /> [[Triadelphia|Triadelphia]] - in Triadelphia in front of old school on National Road.<br />  Vineyard Hills - 989 Grandview Street<br /> [[Main%20St%20-%20100%20block|Old Wheeling Hospital]] - 101 Main St<br /> [[Wheeling%20-%20Kossuth%20Park|Wheeling - Kossuth Park]], Main St and I-70 E<br />  Wheeling Suspension Bridge - 10th and Main streets<br /> [[Walter%20Reuther|Walter Reuther]]<br /> <br />  The standard reference for all of the state markers is ''[http://www.wvculture.org/History/markerbook.html Marking Our Past - West Virginia's Historical Highway Markers]'', published in 2002 by the West Virginia Division of Culture and History. <br /> <br /> [http://www.hmdb.org/results.asp?Town=Wheeling&State=West%20Virginia Here] is another list of all historical markers in Wheeling, including a map and photo and description of each. Useful!<br />
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