Wheeling, West Virginia, 1870 – Historic Map Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare antique map captures Wheeling, West Virginia, 1870 in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Bird's eye view of the city of Wheeling, West Virginia 1870
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Wheeling, West Virginia, 1870
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Wheeling in 1870 was a river town five years past the Civil War, its streets squeezed between the Ohio and the hills rising behind it. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad had reached the city in 1852, and its tracks, along with the steamboats tied up at the wharves, carried coal, grain, and freight that made the riverfront the center of daily commerce. German and Irish immigrants gave the city much of its character, with churches, beer halls, and breweries serving neighborhoods that climbed the slopes above the business district. Residents of this period expected the river trade to keep growing, and the town's layout in this year reflects that confidence.
| Created / published | 1870 |
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| Creator | chicago lithographing co, ruger, a., ruger & stoner |
| Notes | An original bird's-eye view map of Wheeling, West Virginia, drawn in 1870. Bird's-eye view maps were drawn by travelling artists who walked a town street by street, sketching every building from an imagined vantage point in the air, then sold the finished lithograph door to door by subscription. Roughly five thousand American towns were recorded this way between the 1860s and the 1920s, and for many of them the panoramic map is the most complete picture of the place that survives. Reproduced from the original in the Library of Congress collections. Printed to order on archival paper. Free shipping on all US orders. |
| Subjects | Panoramic maps--West Virginia |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 10,752 × 7,008 px · prints to 36 × 23 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Bird's eye view of the city of Wheeling, West Virginia 1870 |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-OYK-491511 |
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