Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia), United States

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Wheeling,_Virginia_(now_West_Virginia),_United_States
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:city
gptkbp:areaCode 304
681
gptkbp:climate humid continental
gptkbp:elevation 209 m (686 ft)
gptkbp:founded 1769
gptkbp:governmentType Council–manager
gptkbp:hasLandmark gptkb:Capitol_Theatre
gptkb:Oglebay_Park
gptkb:Centre_Market
gptkbp:hasMuseum gptkb:Kruger_Street_Toy_&_Train_Museum
Wheeling Artisan Center
gptkbp:hasNewspaper gptkb:The_Intelligencer_and_Wheeling_News-Register
gptkbp:hasUniversity gptkb:Wheeling_University
gptkbp:historicalEvent birthplace of West Virginia statehood
site of Wheeling Conventions (1861)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia), United States
gptkbp:incorporated gptkb:West_Virginia
1836
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:West_Virginia_Independence_Hall
gptkb:Wheeling_Suspension_Bridge
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:United_States
gptkb:West_Virginia
gptkb:Ohio_County,_West_Virginia
gptkbp:locatedOn gptkb:Ohio_River
gptkbp:mayor Glenn F. Elliott, Jr. (as of 2024)
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Friendly_City
Nail City
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Walter_Reuther
gptkb:John_Corbett
gptkb:Chuck_Howley
gptkb:Eleanor_Steber
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:population approx. 27,000 (2020 census)
gptkbp:servedAs capital of West Virginia
gptkbp:timezone gptkb:Eastern_Time_Zone
gptkbp:zipCode 26003
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:David_Hummell_Greer
gptkb:Walter_L._Fisher
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7