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Description: The Linsly Institute Building (erected in 1858) in Wheeling, West Virginia served as the first West Virginia capitol building from statehood in 1863 until March 28,1870 when the capitol transferred to Charleston. The Linsly Institute Building was briefly utilized as West Virginia's capitol building when Wheeling again became the state's capital city in 1875.
Title: Linsly Institute Building Wheeling WV
Credit: West Virginia Division of Culture and History. This image was created and published in the 19th century before January 1, 1923, and is therefore not subject to copyright. This image was retrieved from this page at the West Virginia Division of Culture and History website.
Author: Original author unknown. West Virginia Division of Culture and History published this image on its website.
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