Wheeling region (W. Va.) -- Ohio River Valley
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
"Colonel John Bowman Treasure Map" (typescript), a Hand Drawn Map of Western Virginia, and a Map of Marshall County
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2763
Overview
Typescript: "Colonel John Brown Treasure - Map." Two maps: hand-drawn map of Western Virginia 1777, showing Ohio River Valley around Wheeling, WV; map of Marshall County, WV (Marshall County Commission, 1963).
Dates:
1963, 1979, 1980
Steamboats, Bills of Lading for Wheeling and Other Ohio River Ports
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3639
Overview
Bills of lading for Ohio River packet boats, most traveling through Wheeling. Other Ohio River destinations include: Bellaire, Clarington, Marietta, and Matamoras, Ohio; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and New Martinsville, Parkersburg, Proctor, Sistersville, and Wheeling, West Virginia. Steamers include: Ben Hur, Emma, John Lowry, Liberty, Matt F. Allen, New Courier, Richmond, Royal, Ruth, Sawyer, and Telegram. Goods transported include: beeswax, cakes of ice, eggs, a freezer, melons, piston...
Dates:
1884-1916; Majority of material found within 1884-1894