History of Wheeling, West Virginia
Wheeling is a city in West Virginia, in the United States. Most of the city is in Ohio County, West Virginia|Ohio County, with a small part in Marshall County, West Virginia|Marshall County. It is the county seat of Ohio County, West Virginia|Ohio County{{GR|6}}. It is also the principal city of the Wheeling Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses the city and Marshall County, West Virginia|Marshall and Ohio County, West Virginia|Ohio Counties in West Virginia, and Belmont County, Ohio|Belmont County in Ohio. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 31,419 (31,059 in Ohio County, 360 in Marshall County). The population was estimated at 29,639 in 2005 [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=Search&_name=Wheeling&_state=04000US54&_county=Wheeling&_cityTown=Wheeling&_zip=&_sse=on&_lang=en&pctxt=fph].
Wheeling was the location of the Wheeling Convention, which established the state of West Virginia, and was the capital of West Virginia from 1863-1870 and 1875-1885. The capital of West Virginia was twice moved from Wheeling to Charleston, West Virginia|Charleston due mostly to political reasons and legislative agreements.
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