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PUBLIC PLACES

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Centre Market

Description of the Centre Market area
Description of the Centre Market area from 1947
Rededication of the Centre Market in 1989
Centre Market, 1976
Lower Market Building, 1998
Lower Market Building
Pig Sculpture at lower Market Building

City and County Government

The Old Court House (built in 1839)
Old Court House
Old Court House
Old Court House
Ohio County Court House, ca. 1900
The old City-County Building (built in 1876 as the State Capitol Building)
Another image of the City-County Building
The Court House (City-County Building)
Postcard of City-County Building, 1910
Tinted postcard of the City-County Building
Second postcard of the City-County Building
City-County Building, ca. 1910
City Building and Jail, 1910s (viewed from northwest)
Ohio County Jail, ca. 1900
City County Building on a postcard
City County Building on a postcard
City County Building on a postcard
Old Ohio County Jail
Old jail, built in 1839
The Jail, 1904
Old City Building
City Building, 1890s?
Paxton Fountain at the Courthouse
Paxton Fountain, 1900s?
The fountain, Courthouse
Newspaper reports on the controversy surrounding building the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument
Newspaper report on dedication of the monument, 1883
Soldiers and Sailors' Monument, Courthouse
Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument
Postcard of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument
Another postcard of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument
Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument
Soldiers' Monument, ca. 1905
Soldier's and Sailor's Monument, 1950s (Monument is now at Wheeling Park)
Augustus Pollack Monument when it was at the City-County Building
Augustus Pollack monument at its present location -- More views-- and --A detail

Independence Hall and Other Federal Buildings

History of Independence Hall by Delf Norona, ca. 1964.
Custom House (Independence Hall), ca. 1900
The Government Building
Photo of Independence Hall (also known as Custom House, and also used as a postoffice)
Another photo of Independence Hall
"Old Post Office" (Independence Hall)
Independence Hall as the Post Office, ca. 1905
When it was known as The Conservative Life Building
Independence Hall, 1998
Postcard of the (newer) Post Office
Division of Culture and History's page about Independence Hall.

Parks and Recreation

Mozart Park
Mozart Park and Wheeling Park casinos
Incline up to Mozart Park
Entrance to Wheeling Park
Another (later?) entrance to Wheeling Park
Pavilion at Wheeling Park (1880s)
Casino at Wheeling Park
Mozart Park and Wheeling Park casinos
Rabbit cage at Wheeling Park
View at Wheeling Park, 1904
Another view at Wheeling Park, 1904
A shady road in Wheeling Park

Fountain at Wheeling Park, 1880s
Fountain at Wheeling Park, 1909
Another view of the fountain
Looking West from the Mound, Wheeling Park, Wheeling, W. Va., 1900s
Madonna of the Trail Monument, National Rd., near Wheeling Park
Entrance to Belle Isle Beach, north end of Wheeling Island
Belle Isle Beach (Wheeling Island), 1920s?
Belle Isle Beach seen from North Wheeling
Belle Isle Beach
Belle Isle Beach
Swimming at Belle Isle Beach
Wading and swimming at the beach
Race Track at the State Fair Grounds
Scene at the Ohio County Fair, ca. 1930?

More

Elm Grove Town Hall (or Knights of Pythias Building), 1888
Several other public buildings and parks from 1907
Market House viewed from 10th St. -- The image in the Brown Collection
Market House viewed from 11th St. -- The image in the Brown collection
Market Auditorium, ca. 1910
Market Auditorium, 1937
Poor farm, Elm Grove

Fraternal and Other Organizations

Scottish Rite Cathedral
Recent picture of Scottish Rite Cathedral
Masonic Temple, ca. 1900
Odd Fellows Hall

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