Wheeling as seen from the Ohio River in the evening. Steamboats docked for the night along the river's edge outside of a lit up cityscape. Caption on back of postcard reads: "Boats started to carry mail from Wheeling to Cincinnati, Ohio on the Ohio River about 1795. Wheeling's population in the year 1800 was about 500. The present population is near 70,000." Published by Arco Agency. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

View at Night Showing Skyline; Wheeling, W. Va.

Identifier:: 043648
Collection Number:: A&M 1687
Title:: View at Night Showing Skyline; Wheeling, W. Va.
Description:: Wheeling as seen from the Ohio River in the evening. Steamboats docked for the night along the river's edge outside of a lit up cityscape. Caption on back of postcard reads: "Boats started to carry mail from Wheeling to Cincinnati, Ohio on the Ohio River about 1795. Wheeling's population in the year 1800 was about 500. The present population is near 70,000." Published by Arco Agency. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Acquisition Method:: Acquired
Medium:: postcard
Projects:: West Virginia History OnView