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Heroes come in many shapes and sizes. Some put their own safety at risk to rush into burning buildings, or take up arms to protect their community or country. Others help youngsters reach their full potential, or help those otherwise unable to help themselves. And yet another group that we’ll focus on here helps preserve […]
WHEELING – Seven Wheeling area residents are among 28 West Virginians who will be honored as this year’s West Virginia History Heroes. During this year’s West Virginia History Day at the West Legislature on Feb. 21, the seven will be honored during a ceremony at the Culture Center at the Capitol Complex in Charleston. The […]
WHEELING — On Saturday, Oct. 28, a brief dedication ceremony was held to commemorate completion of the relocation and restoration of the McColloch’s Leap Monument at the crest of Wheeling Hill. The event was the culmination of three years of planning and fundraising by the Fort Henry Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution. The ribbon […]
N To members of the Fort Henry Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution who this past week unveiled a newly refurbished and newly located McColloch’s Leap Monument atop Wheeling Hill. The monument has been keeping watch over the city since 1917. “It was inaccessible, and it was in terrible condition,” said Jay Frey, […]
The McColloch’s Leap Monument has a fresh new look and a much more accessible home atop Wheeling Hill, not far from the spot where it stood marking the historic National Road site for more than a century. Officials from the Fort Henry Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution were on hand Thursday at […]