CITY

Official Website:
http://www.cityofwheelingwv.org/

Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.wheelingchamber.com/

Visitors Bureau:
http://www.wheelingcvb.com/

Population:
31419 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1769 (settled), 1795 (legislation)

County:
Marshall County, Ohio County

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Wheeling Jesuit University	1954

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Wheeling-Pittsburgh	1920

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jesse Burkett	Baseball	4-Dec-1868	27-May-1953	The Crab, MLB Hall of Famer
John Corbett	Actor	9-May-1961		Chris the DJ on Northern Exposure
Joseph M. Devine	Politician	15-Mar-1861	31-Aug-1938	Governor of North Dakota, 1898-99
Joyce DeWitt	Actor	23-Apr-1949		Janet on Three's Company
Walter Lowrie Fisher	Government	4-Jul-1862	9-Nov-1935	US Interior Secretary, 1911-13
George Herbig	Astronomer	2-Jan-1920	12-Oct-2013	Herbig-Haro objects
Bill Mazeroski	Baseball	5-Sep-1936		Maz
David McKinley	Politician	28-Mar-1947		Congressman, West Virginia 1st
James F. McNulty	Business	c. 1942		President and CEO, Parsons Corp.
Bob Ney	Politician	5-Jul-1954		Congressman from Ohio, 1995-2006
Walter Reuther	Labor Leader	1-Sep-1907	9-May-1970	UAW and CIO labor leader
Daniel Simpson	Diplomat	9-Jul-1939		US Ambassador to the Congo, 1995-98
Eleanor Steber	Singer	17-Jul-1914	3-Oct-1990	Operatic soprano, NY Metropolitan Opera

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Lina Basquette	Actor	19-Apr-1907	30-Sep-1994	The Godless Girl
Wayne L. Hays	Politician	13-May-1911	13-Feb-1989	Congressman from Ohio, 1949-76

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