. Book of the Royal blue . INi; WEST VIRGINIA. West Virginia. The best modern trolleylines connect Wheeling with the manysuburban towns of Ohio and West Virginia,giving the city a floating population of150,000. Probably not known to many, but a factnevertheless, the Suspension Bridge whichspans the Ohio and connects WheelingIsland was the first bridge of its kind builtin the United States (1847), and was thework of Engineer Ellet of Philadelphia. The wholesale trade of Wheeling is oneof its mammoth interests and supplies thiswhole surrounding country. Her bankingfacilities are such as few citi
. Book of the Royal blue . INi; WEST VIRGINIA. West Virginia. The best modern trolleylines connect Wheeling with the manysuburban towns of Ohio and West Virginia,giving the city a floating population of150,000. Probably not known to many, but a factnevertheless, the Suspension Bridge whichspans the Ohio and connects WheelingIsland was the first bridge of its kind builtin the United States (1847), and was thework of Engineer Ellet of Philadelphia. The wholesale trade of Wheeling is oneof its mammoth interests and supplies thiswhole surrounding country. Her bankingfacilities are such as few cities can equal, prepared for college, and two miles east ofthe city is the magnificent school for girls,Mt. de Chantal, under the direction of theSisters of the Visitation, renowned for it&splendid musical course. The city supports a free public libraryof 15,000 volumes, and there is also acounty law library. There are about fortymiles of well paved streets which arelighted by electric lights. The naturalgas is piped mai
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