Wheeling Female College

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from the 1870 map of Wheeling (Chicago Map Co.)

"On January 24, 1848, the Virginia General Assembly passed an act which incorporated the Wheeling Female Seminary in Wheeling, under the direction of a group of male trustees. It later became Wheeling Female College. In 1891, it was purchased by the Woman's Hospital Association and became Wheeling City Hospital. Source: Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia; Source: Ambler, A History of Education in West Virginia, 100."
Source: Timeline of West Virginia Women's History

1913 Postcard showing building as Wheeling City Hospital.

Hospital in 1910s?
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Postcard made from photo above; post marked 1917.
Notice portico and enhanced entranceway compared to steep steps when Female Academy.