Ohio County
Ohio County is located in the northern panhandle of West Virginia and has a population of 44,443 (2010 Census). It is one of four counties in West Virginia located north of the Mason-Dixon Line. The county seat is Wheeling, which was the first capital of the newly-formed state from 1863-1865.
Major cities in Ohio County include Wheeling, Triadelphia, and West Liberty.
http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1739
GOOGLE EARTH MAP OF ALL MARKERS – OHIO COUNTY
OHIO COUNTY /
BROOKE COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 2 AT SHORT CREEK, SOUTH END OF SHORT CREEK BRIDGE.
PHOTOS 26 SEPTEMBER 2021
GPS:
40* 10’ 58” N, 80* 40’ 36” W
40.182798 N, 80.676869 W
NOTE: RECENT CONSTRUCTION – MARKER MAY BE MOVED TO DIFFERENT LOCATION
OHIO COUNTY /
BROOKE COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 88 APPX 3 MILES SOUTH OF BETHANY
** MISSING ON 16 SEPTEMBER 2026 **
GPS:
40* 10’ 26” N, 80* 34’ 55” W
40.173957 N, 80.582137 W
MISSING – UNABLE TO STOP FOR PHOTO DUE TO TRAFFIC AND LACK OF PARKING
WEST LIBERTY
LOCATION: RT 88, NEXT TO WEST LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, APPX ¼ MILE NORTH OF WEST LIBERTY UNIVERSITY
PHOTOS 26 SEPTEMBER 2021
GPS:
40* 10’ 10” N, 80* 35’ 54” W
40.169450 N, 80.598589 W
WEST LIBERTY STATE COLLEGE
LOCATION: WEST LIBERTY, RT 88, AT ENTRANCE TO SCHOOL
PHOTOS 26 SEPTEMBER 2021
** MISSING ON 26 SEPTEMBER 2021 **
GPS:
40* 09’ 57” N, 80* 36’ 08” W
40.165874 N, 80.602269 W
https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1009
https://www.theclio.com/entry/62810
FORT VAN METER
LOCATION: CLINTON, RT 88 AT JUNCTION WITH GREGGSVILLE, CLINTON, AND POTOMAC ROAD (CR 7)
** STILL MISSING ON 16 SEPTEMBER 2026 **
FILE PHOTOS ARE FROM MARCH 2010
GPS:
40* 07’ 26” N, 80* 37’ 34” W
40.124047 N, 80.626360 W
NOTE: 1774-1780S, Short Creek. A settler’s stockade cabin (first built in 1768) located near the mouth of Short Creek. It was constantly enlarged and became the second largest fortified enclosure in what is currently West Virginia. At one time more people were taking refuge here than at Fort McHenry. The British and Indians attempted to take the fort on several occasions. (From northamericanforts website)
WHEELING
LOCATION: OFF RAMP FROM I-70 EASTBOUND, EXIT 1A. SITUATED APPX 50 FEET AWAY FROM MAIN STREET (RT 40)
PHOTOS 12 SEPTEMBER 2021
GPS:
40* 04’ 18” N, 80* 43’ 28” W
40.071713 N, 80.724653 W
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON WIKIPEDIA
https://www.wheelingwv.gov/our-history
FIRST STATE CAPITOL
LOCATION: WHEELING, NW CORNER OF EOFF STREET AND 15TH STREET
PHOTOS 12 SEPTEMBER 2021
GPS:
40* 03’ 54” N, 80* 43’ 11” W
40.065201 N, 80.719932 W
WHEELING SUSPENSION BRIDGE
LOCATION: WHEELING, CORNER OF MAIN STREET (RT 2) AND 10TH STREET (RT 40) AT THE EASTERN END OF THE BRIDGE.
** MARKER HAS BEEN RE-INSTALLED AFTER CONSTRUCTION PROJECT WAS FINISHED **
PHOTOS #1 – 3 TAKEN 16 SEPTEMBER 2026. OTHERS TAKEN AUGUST 2017 AND JULY 2009.
GPS:
40* 04’ 13” N, 80* 43’ 27” W
40.070387 N, 80.724333 W
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON WIKIPEDIA
https://www.asce.org/project/wheeling-suspension-bridge/
LEWIS AND CLARK
LOCATION: WHEELING, MAIN STREET AND 14TH STREET BESIDE THE WHEELING CONVENTION AND VISITORS CENTER
PHOTOS 12 SEPTEMBER 2021
40* 03’ 55” N, 80* 43’ 25” W
40.065413 N, 80.723660 W
http://www.lewis-clark.org/article/2968
http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1354
WV ARCHIVES AND HISTORY ARTICLE (LINK BEING UPDATED)
FORT HENRY
LOCATION: WHEELING, MAIN STREET BETWEEN BRIDGE STREET AND 11TH STREET, ONE BLOCK SOUTH OF THE CAPITOL THEATRE
MARKER HAS BEEN REPLACED AFTER CONSTRUCTION PROJECT FINISHED
PHOTOS TAKEN 16 SEPTEMBER 2026. (LAST PHOTO WAS TAKEN JULY 2009 AND SHOWS POOR CONDITION OF MARKER PRIOR TO REFURBISHING.)
GPS:
40* 04’ 09” N, 80* 43’26” W
40.069313 N, 80.724134 W
OLD CUSTOM HOUSE
LOCATION: WHEELING, CORNER OF 16TH STREET AND MARKET STREET IN FRONT OF WV INDEPENDENCE HALL
PHOTOS 12 SEPTEMBER 2021
GPS:
40* 03’ 50” N, 80* 43’ 18 W
40.064078 N, 80.721837 W
THE ATHENAEUM
LOCATION: WHEELING, CORNER OF 16TH STREET AND MARKET STREET AT WEST VIRGINIA NORTHERN COLLEGE CAMPUS
PHOTOS 12 SEPTEMBER 2021
GPS:
40* 03’ 49” N, 80* 43’ 18” W
40.063864 N, 80.721753 W
WV ARCHIVES AND HISTORY ARTICLE (LINK BEING UPDATED)
GORDON BATTELLE
LOCATION: WHEELING, MAIN STREET JUST NORTH OF 20TH STREET, NEAR WHEELING CREEK
PHOTOS 12 SEPTEMBER 2021
GPS:
40* 03’ 46” N, 80*43’24” W
40.062894 N, 80.723570 W
CLICK HERE FOR WIKIPEDIA BIOGRAPHY
THE STEAMBOAT WASHINGTON
LOCATION: WHEELING, INTERSECTION OF MAIN STREET AND 16TH STREET, AT THE NORTH END OF THE WHEELING CREEK BRIDGE AT THE EDGE OF A PARKING LOT, SITUATED IN SHRUBS AND TREES SO IT MAY BE PARTIALLY HIDDEN
** MARKER HAS BEEN MOVED TO STORAGE UNTIL NEW LOCATION IS DETERMINED “
PHOTOS 12 SEPTEMBER 2021
GPS:
40* 03’ 49” N, 80* 43’ 24” W
40.063738 N, 80.723364 W
ARCHIBALD W. CAMPBELL /
WHEELING INTELLIGENCER
LOCATION:
GPS:
WV ARCHIVES AND HISTORY DETAILED BIOGRAPHY
NEW MARKER – LOCATION UNKNOWN – PLEASE CHECK BACK
REBECCA HARDING DAVIS
LOCATION: WHEELING, CHAPLINE STREET APPX 100 FEET SOUTH OF 20TH STREET
PHOTOS 12 SEPTEMBER 2021
GPS:
SARA LUCY BAGBY
LOCATION: MOVED FROM RT 40 MADONNA OF THE TRAIL TO NEW LOCATION AT 8TH STREET AND MAIN STREET, NEXT TO FIRE DEPARTMENT STATION #2
PHOTOS 16 SEPTEMBER 2026
GPS:
40* 04’ 25.45” N, 80* 43’ 29.47” W
40.073746 N, 80.724863 W
CHESTER D. HUBBARD
LOCATION: MOVED FROM THE MADONNA OF THE TRAIL STATUE ON RT 40 DOWNTOWN TO MARKET STREET BETWEEN 13TH AND 14TH STREETS
PHOTOS 16 SEPTEMBER 2026
GPS:
40* 03’ 57.95” N, 80* 43’ 21.04” W
40.066135 N, 80.722521 W
CLICK HERE FOR WIKIPEDIA BIOGRAPHY
WV ARCHIVES AND HISTORY BIOGRAPHY (LINK BEING UPDATED)
CIVIL WAR NURSES
LOCATION:
LOCATION: NORTH SIDE OF WHEELING, MAIN STREET (RT 2) APPX 100 FEET SOUTH OF 1ST STREET. MARKER IS NEAR WHEELING HOSPITAL MARKER.
PHOTOS 12 SEPTEMBER 2021
GPS:
40* 04’ 57” N, 80* 43’ 33” W
40.082744 N, 80.725966 W
DANIEL LAMB
LOCATION: WAS LOCATED AT THE MADONNA OF THE TRAIL STATUE, BUT IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING MOVED TO SOMEWHERE ON MARKET STREET DOWNTOWN (AS OF SEPT 2026)
PHOTOS 12 SEPTEMBER 2021
GPS:
NEW LOCATION TBD
JOSEPH THOBURN
LOCATION: RT 40, APPX 4-1/2 MILES EAST OF WHEELING, AT THE MADONNA OF THE TRAIL STATUE, NEXT TO 6 OTHER MARKERS
PHOTOS 12 SEPTEMBER 2021
GPS:
40* 03’ 20” N, 80* 40’ 08” W
40.055605 N, 80.669013 W
FIRST WHEELING CONVENTION/
SECOND WHEELING CONVENTION
LOCATION:
GPS
http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1566
NEW MARKER – LOCATION UNKNOWN – PLEASE CHECK BACK
WOMEN’S AID SOCIETIES
LOCATION: WHEELING, CORNER OF NORTH MAIN STREET (RT 2) AND 3RD STREET
GPS:
40* 04′ 56″ N, 80* 43′ 33″ W
40.082422 N, 80.726000 W
VINEYARD HILLS
LOCATION: WHEELING, 989 GRANDVIEW STREET, NORTHEAST EDGE OF TOWN, ON HILL OVERLOOKING DOWNTOWN
PHOTOS 12 SEPTEMBER 2021 (ONLY ONE SIDE IS READABLE – BACK SIDE IS NEXT TO FENCE AND SHRUBS)
GPS:
40* 04’ 12” N, 80* 43’ 06” W
40.070233 N, 80.718567 W
GIBSON-LINN
LOCATION: WHEELING, STONE BLVD, APPX ¼ MILE SOUTH OF INTERSECTION WITH RT 40 AND MCCOLLOCH’S LEAP MONUMENT
PHOTOS 12 SEPTEMBER 2021
GPS:
40* 04’ 31” N, 80* 43’ 22” W
40.075492 N, 80.722856 W
WHEELING HOSPITAL
LOCATION: NORTH SIDE OF WHEELING, MAIN STREET (RT 2) APPX 100 FEET SOUTH OF 1ST STREET. MARKER IS SET BACK FROM ROAD AND PARTIALLY HIDDEN IN ROADSIDE TREES.
PHOTOS 12 SEPTEMBER 2021
GPS:
40* 04’ 58” N, 80* 43’ 33” W
40.082855 N, 80.725962 W
FIRST COMMERCIAL COAL MINE
LOCATION: WHEELING, CORNER OF RT 2 AND 5TH STREET, APPX 1/2 MILE NORTH OF WHEELING SUSPENSION BRIDGE
GPS:
40* 04′ 41″ N, 80* 43′ 32″ W
40.078142 N, 80.725560 W
NEW MARKER – PLEASE CHECK BACK FOR PHOTOS
ELEANOR STREBER
LOCATION: WARWOOD, CORNER OF RT 2 AND NORTH 20TH STREET, APPX 4 MILES NORTH OF WHEELING SUSPENSION BRIDGE
GPS:
40* 07′ 14″ N, 80* 41′ 57″ W
40.120562 N, 80.699183 W
NEW MARKER – PLEASE CHECK BACK FOR PHOTOS
CAMP CARLILE
LOCATION: WHEELING ISLAND, I-70 EXIT 0 WEST OF DOWNTOWN WHEELING, CORNER OF ZANE STREET AND NORTH WABASH STREET
PHOTOS 12 SEPTEMBER 2021
GPS:
40* 04’ 20” N, 80* 44’ 10” W
40.072447 N, 80.736185 W
https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/822
OHIO COUNTY /
STATE OF OHIO
LOCATION: WHEELING ISLAND, I-70 EXIT 0 WEST OF DOWNTOWN WHEELING, ZANE STREET JUST WEST OF NORTH WABASH STREET
** MISSING ON 12 SEPTEMBER 2021 **
GPS:
40* 04’ 21” N, 80* 44’ 13” W
40.072554 N, 80.737107 W
THE WASHINGTONS
LOCATION: WHEELING, BETHANY PIKE (RT 88) APPX 50 YARDS NORTH OF INTERSECTION WITH RT 40, APPX 2 MILES EAST OF DOWNTOWN
PHOTOS 12 SEPTEMBER 2021
GPS:
40* 04’ 40” N, 80* 41’ 35” W
40.077964 N, 80.693116 W
MOUNT DE CHANTAL
LOCATION: WHEELING, WASHINGTON STREET, TURN LEFT (WEST) APPX 100 YARDS FROM STOPLIGHT AT I-70 WESTBOUND EXIT 2-B
PHOTOS 12 SEPTEMBER 2021
NOTE: AN UPDATE WAS MADE ON THE MARKER (CHANGING “IS” TO “WAS” BECAUSE THE SCHOOL CLOSED AFTER THE MARKER WAS MADE. MUCH SMALLER FONT WAS USED TO FIT IN THE MARGINS.
GPS:
40* 04’ 02” N, 80* 41’ 31” W
40.067324 N, 80.692000 W
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES DOCUMENT
JESSE LEE RENO
LOCATION: RT 40, APPX 4-1/2 MILES EAST OF WHEELING, AT THE MADONNA OF THE TRAIL STATUE, NEXT TO 6 OTHER MARKERS
PHOTOS 12 SEPTEMBER 2021
GPS:
40* 03’ 20” N, 80* 40’ 08” W
40.055605 N, 80.669013 W
STATE’S BIRTHPLACE
LOCATION: MOVED TO NEW LOCATION – OFF RAMP FROM I-70 EASTBOUND, EXIT 1A. SITUATED APPX 50 FEET AWAY FROM MAIN STREET (RT 40)
PHOTOS: 16 SEPTEMBER 2026 AT NEW LOCATION. WAS PREVIOUSLY LOCATED ON RT 40 BY THE MADONNA OF THE TRAIL STATUE
GPS:
40* 04’ 2118.59” N, 80* 43’ 29.47″” W
40.071830 N, 80.724852 W
NATIONAL PIKE
LOCATION: RT 40, APPX 4-1/2 MILES EAST OF WHEELING, AT THE MADONNA OF THE TRAIL STATUE, NEXT TO 6 OTHER MARKERS
PHOTOS 12 SEPTEMBER 2021
GPS:
40* 03’ 20” N, 80* 40’ 09” W
40.055714 N, 80.669308 W
http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1591
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Road
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_40
MONUMENT PLACE
LOCATION: ELM GROVE, INTERSECTION OF RT 40 AND RT 88, APPX 5 MILES EAST OF DOWNTOWN WHEELING
PHOTOS 12 SEPTEMBER 2021
GPS:
40* 02’ 35” N, 80* 39’ 30”
40.043181 N, 80.658606 W
ELM GROVE STONE BRIDGE
LOCATION: ELM GROVE, NATIONAL ROAD AT INTERSECTION OF RT 40 AND RT 88, APPX 5 MILES EAST OF DOWNTOWN WHEELING, AT EAST END OF BRIDGE
** MISSING ON 12 SEPTEMBER 2021 **
PHOTOS # 1 – #3 TAKEN 12 SEPTEMBER 2021. FILE PHOTOS OF MARKER ARE FROM JULY 2009.
GPS:
40* 02’ 37” N, 80* 39’30” W
40.043633 N, 80.658381 W
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES DOCUMENT
FORKS OF WHEELING CREEK
LOCATION: ELM GROVE, EAST BETHLEHEM BLVD, APPX 50 YARDS EAST OF INTERSECTION OF RT 40 AND RT 88, APPX 5 MILES EAST OF DOWNTOWN WHEELING, AT EAST END OF BRIDGE ACROSS FROM MONUMENT PLACE.
** MISSING ON 12 SEPTEMBER 2021 **
PHOTOS # 1 – #3 TAKEN 12 SEPTEMBER 2021. FILE PHOTOS OF MARKER ARE FROM JULY 2009.
GPS:
40* 02’ 35” N, 80* 39’ 32” W
40.043157 N, 80.659104 W
WALTER REUTHER
LOCATION: BETHLEHEM, RIDGECREST ROAD (RT 88) APPX ¾ MILE SOUTH OF BETHLEHEM ROAD AND 1 MILE SOUTH OF I-470 EXIT 2. MARKER IS SITUATED JUST NORTH OF MAPLE LANE.
PHOTOS 12 SEPTEMBER 2021
GPS:
40* 02’ 02” N, 80* 41’ 18” W
40.034024 N, 80.688359 W
TRIADELPHIA
(2 IDENTICAL MARKERS)
LOCATION: BOTH MARKERS ARE SIDE BY SIDE AT TRIADELPHIA, RT 40 AT SYLVAN SPRING DRIVE, CITY HALL / COMMUNITY CENTER
PHOTOS 26 SEPTEMBER 2021
NOTE: MARKER #1 HAS COLORED STATE SEAL AT TOP HEADER. ONE MARKER IS PARALLEL TO RT 40, THE OTHER IS PERPENDICULAR.
GPS:
40* 03’ 11” N, 80* 37’ 38” W
40.053079 N, 80.627470 W
RONEY’S POINT
LOCATION: RT 40, MIDWAY BETWEEN TRIADELPHIA AND VALLEY GROVE, APPX 100 YARDS EAST OF DALLAS PIKE (CR 41). BUILDING IS STILL STANDING ACROSS THE ROAD AND 50 YARDS WEST.
PHOTOS 26 SEPTEMBER 2021
GPS:
40* 04’ 26” N, 80* 35’ 53” W
40.073937 N, 80.598277 W
RAY’S ARITHMETIC
LOCATION: RT 40, VALLEY GROVE, APPX 1-1/2 MILES WEST OF PENNSYLVANIA BORDER
PHOTOS 26 SEPTEMBER 2021
GPS:
40* 06’ 13” N, 80* 32’ 55” W
40.103671 N, 80.548697 W
WV ARCHIVES AND HISTORY BIOGRAPHY (LINK BEING UPDATED)
OHIO COUNTY /
PENNSYLVANIA
LOCATION: OLD RT 40 (NATIONAL PIKE) AT WV / PA BORDER
PHOTOS 26 SEPTEMBER 2021
GPS:
40* 06’ 12” N, 80* 31’ 08” W
40.103472 N, 80.519154 W
OHIO COUNTY /
MARSHALL COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 2/250, BENWOOD, WHERE JACOB STREET (SOUTH WHEELING) CHANGES TO MARSHALL STREET (BENWOOD) AT 48TH STREET
PHOTOS 12 SEPTEMBER 2021
GPS:
40* 01’ 58” N, 80* 43’ 37” W
40.032820 N, 80.727055 W
OHIO COUNTY /
MARSHALL COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 88 AT COUNTY LINE, APPX 2 MILES SOUTH OF BETHLEHEM
PHOTOS 12 SEPTEMBER 2021
GPS:
40* 01’ 48” N, 80* 41’ 29” W
40.030086 N, 80.691552 W
OHIO COUNTY /
MARSHALL COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 2/250 APPX 1-1/4 MILE SOUTH OF I-470 BYPASS, SITUATED APPX 30 FEET DOWN EMBANKMENT ON SOUTHBOUND LANE
PHOTOS 12 SEPTEMBER 2021
GPS:
40* 01’ 57” N, 80* 43’ 28” W
40.032722 N, 80.724681 W
