HARRISON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

CADIZ, OH

Mount Wood Overlook, Mount Wood Road, East Wheeling, Wheeling, WV Built in the 1920s as the foundation of a planned residence and clinic by Dr. Andrew J. Harness, prior to his arrest and conviction of illegal drug sales in 1925, this structure has since become a public overlook with sweeping views of the city of Wheeling below.
Mount Wood Overlook, Mount Wood Road, East Wheeling, Wheeling, WV Credit: w_lemay

The Harrison County Historical Society is a non-profit organization located in Cadiz, Ohio. Established in 1966, the society is dedicated to preserving and promoting the history and heritage of Harrison County.

The society operates a museum that houses a collection of artifacts, photographs, and other historic items related to the county's history. The exhibits cover various aspects of the county's past, including its Native American heritage, early settlers, and industrial development.

The museum also features a research library that contains a vast collection of books, documents, and other materials related to Harrison County's history. Researchers and scholars can access this library to conduct research on various topics related to the county's past.

The Harrison County Historical Society also conducts educational programs and events throughout the year, including lectures, tours, and workshops. These programs are designed to educate the public about the county's history and to promote an understanding and appreciation of the region's rich cultural heritage.

Overall, the Harrison County Historical Society is a valuable resource for anyone interested in exploring the history and heritage of this important region of Ohio. Its museum, research library, and educational programs provide a wealth of information and insight into the county's past.

HARRISON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY is a Historical Societies, Historic Preservation in CADIZ OH. US MID #8403900928

The museum is classed as HSC (Historical Societies, Historic Preservation). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Midwest (Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin). Total revenue from most recent IRS 990 Form: $ 20,365 from tax period 201012 (YYYYMM).

Mount Wood Overlook, Mount Wood Road, East Wheeling, Wheeling, WV Built in the 1920s as the foundation of a planned residence and clinic by Dr. Andrew J. Harness, prior to his arrest and conviction of illegal drug sales in 1925, this structure has since become a public overlook with sweeping views of the city of Wheeling below.
Mount Wood Overlook, Mount Wood Road, East Wheeling, Wheeling, WV Built in the 1920s as the foundation of a planned residence and clinic by Dr. Andrew J. Harness, prior to his arrest and conviction of illegal drug sales in 1925, this structure has since become a public overlook with sweeping views of the city of Wheeling below.
View from Mount Wood Overlook, Mount Wood Road, East Wheeling, Wheeling, WV Founded in 1769 by Ebenezer Zane as a frontier settlement in the western reaches of the state of Virginia, known as Zanesburg, Wheeling was renamed in the 1790s to its present name, derived from the Lenni-Lenape term “Wih Link” or “Wee Lunk,” meaning “place of the head.” The city, incorporated as a town by the Virginia Legislature in 1805, grew rapidly following the completion of the National Road to the Ohio River at Wheeling in 1818, allowing for goods to pass by land from the east coast to the Ohio Valley. In 1849, the Wheeling Suspension Bridge was completed, allowing for the road to continue west across the Ohio River without the need for a ferry crossing, creating an unbroken transportation link between Vandalia, Illinois and Washington, DC. The city became connected to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1853, and developed a large mercantile class and industrial base, leading to it becoming culturally and politically distinct from most of Virginia. In 1861, Wheeling was the site of the Wheeling Convention, in which representatives from counties in the western mountainous portion and Ohio Valley region of Virginia voted to secede from Virginia, which had seceded from the United States to form part of the Confederate States of America. The city became the first capital of West Virginia, until the state government moved to Charleston in 1870. Despite losing the status of being a state capital, the city continued to grow due to industry and trade along the Ohio River, facilitated by its close proximity to other manufacturing centers and a large supply of coal within Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The city regained its status as the state capital in 1875, in part due to its status as the richest and most populous city in the state of West Virginia, but lost its status once again to Charleston in 1885, this time permanently. The city was a major manufacturing center for steel and iron products, especially nails, a major transportation hub, as it sat at the intersection of the Ohio River and the National Road, and several major tobacco companies. The city’s population and industrial prowess peaked in the 1930s, but the effects of the Great Depression, worsened by the 1936 Ohio River Flood, which inundated Wheeling Island and many other areas of the city, led to the population and economy to begin to stagnate, before facing a downward trend. The loss of jobs and population has continued ever since. Today, despite having lost two-thirds of its population since its peak, the city is in a beautiful location, nestled between tree-covered mountains and the Ohio River, and maintains many historical buildings, including many wonderful Victorian houses, Beaux Arts-style skyscrapers, walkable neighborhoods, and a charming public market. These factors give it a promising setup for revitalization and future growth. The city is very underrated for how beautiful of a place it is, and it is much less polluted than it did during its peak almost a century ago.
View from Mount Wood Overlook, Mount Wood Road, East Wheeling, Wheeling, WV Founded in 1769 by Ebenezer Zane as a frontier settlement in the western reaches of the state of Virginia, known as Zanesburg, Wheeling was renamed in the 1790s to its present name, derived from the Lenni-Lenape term “Wih Link” or “Wee Lunk,” meaning “place of the head.” The city, incorporated as a town by the Virginia Legislature in 1805, grew rapidly following the completion of the National Road to the Ohio River at Wheeling in 1818, allowing for goods to pass by land from the east coast to the Ohio Valley. In 1849, the Wheeling Suspension Bridge was completed, allowing for the road to continue west across the Ohio River without the need for a ferry crossing, creating an unbroken transportation link between Vandalia, Illinois and Washington, DC. The city became connected to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1853, and developed a large mercantile class and industrial base, leading to it becoming culturally and politically distinct from most of Virginia. In 1861, Wheeling was the site of the Wheeling Convention, in which representatives from counties in the western mountainous portion and Ohio Valley region of Virginia voted to secede from Virginia, which had seceded from the United States to form part of the Confederate States of America. The city became the first capital of West Virginia, until the state government moved to Charleston in 1870. Despite losing the status of being a state capital, the city continued to grow due to industry and trade along the Ohio River, facilitated by its close proximity to other manufacturing centers and a large supply of coal within Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The city regained its status as the state capital in 1875, in part due to its status as the richest and most populous city in the state of West Virginia, but lost its status once again to Charleston in 1885, this time permanently. The city was a major manufacturing center for steel and iron products, especially nails, a major transportation hub, as it sat at the intersection of the Ohio River and the National Road, and several major tobacco companies. The city’s population and industrial prowess peaked in the 1930s, but the effects of the Great Depression, worsened by the 1936 Ohio River Flood, which inundated Wheeling Island and many other areas of the city, led to the population and economy to begin to stagnate, before facing a downward trend. The loss of jobs and population has continued ever since. Today, despite having lost two-thirds of its population since its peak, the city is in a beautiful location, nestled between tree-covered mountains and the Ohio River, and maintains many historical buildings, including many wonderful Victorian houses, Beaux Arts-style skyscrapers, walkable neighborhoods, and a charming public market. These factors give it a promising setup for revitalization and future growth. The city is very underrated for how beautiful of a place it is, and it is much less polluted than it did during its peak almost a century ago.
View from Mount Wood Overlook, Mount Wood Road, East Wheeling, Wheeling, WV Founded in 1769 by Ebenezer Zane as a frontier settlement in the western reaches of the state of Virginia, known as Zanesburg, Wheeling was renamed in the 1790s to its present name, derived from the Lenni-Lenape term “Wih Link” or “Wee Lunk,” meaning “place of the head.” The city, incorporated as a town by the Virginia Legislature in 1805, grew rapidly following the completion of the National Road to the Ohio River at Wheeling in 1818, allowing for goods to pass by land from the east coast to the Ohio Valley. In 1849, the Wheeling Suspension Bridge was completed, allowing for the road to continue west across the Ohio River without the need for a ferry crossing, creating an unbroken transportation link between Vandalia, Illinois and Washington, DC. The city became connected to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1853, and developed a large mercantile class and industrial base, leading to it becoming culturally and politically distinct from most of Virginia. In 1861, Wheeling was the site of the Wheeling Convention, in which representatives from counties in the western mountainous portion and Ohio Valley region of Virginia voted to secede from Virginia, which had seceded from the United States to form part of the Confederate States of America. The city became the first capital of West Virginia, until the state government moved to Charleston in 1870. Despite losing the status of being a state capital, the city continued to grow due to industry and trade along the Ohio River, facilitated by its close proximity to other manufacturing centers and a large supply of coal within Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The city regained its status as the state capital in 1875, in part due to its status as the richest and most populous city in the state of West Virginia, but lost its status once again to Charleston in 1885, this time permanently. The city was a major manufacturing center for steel and iron products, especially nails, a major transportation hub, as it sat at the intersection of the Ohio River and the National Road, and several major tobacco companies. The city’s population and industrial prowess peaked in the 1930s, but the effects of the Great Depression, worsened by the 1936 Ohio River Flood, which inundated Wheeling Island and many other areas of the city, led to the population and economy to begin to stagnate, before facing a downward trend. The loss of jobs and population has continued ever since. Today, despite having lost two-thirds of its population since its peak, the city is in a beautiful location, nestled between tree-covered mountains and the Ohio River, and maintains many historical buildings, including many wonderful Victorian houses, Beaux Arts-style skyscrapers, walkable neighborhoods, and a charming public market. These factors give it a promising setup for revitalization and future growth. The city is very underrated for how beautiful of a place it is, and it is much less polluted than it did during its peak almost a century ago.
View from Mount Wood Overlook, Mount Wood Road, East Wheeling, Wheeling, WV Founded in 1769 by Ebenezer Zane as a frontier settlement in the western reaches of the state of Virginia, known as Zanesburg, Wheeling was renamed in the 1790s to its present name, derived from the Lenni-Lenape term “Wih Link” or “Wee Lunk,” meaning “place of the head.” The city, incorporated as a town by the Virginia Legislature in 1805, grew rapidly following the completion of the National Road to the Ohio River at Wheeling in 1818, allowing for goods to pass by land from the east coast to the Ohio Valley. In 1849, the Wheeling Suspension Bridge was completed, allowing for the road to continue west across the Ohio River without the need for a ferry crossing, creating an unbroken transportation link between Vandalia, Illinois and Washington, DC. The city became connected to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1853, and developed a large mercantile class and industrial base, leading to it becoming culturally and politically distinct from most of Virginia. In 1861, Wheeling was the site of the Wheeling Convention, in which representatives from counties in the western mountainous portion and Ohio Valley region of Virginia voted to secede from Virginia, which had seceded from the United States to form part of the Confederate States of America. The city became the first capital of West Virginia, until the state government moved to Charleston in 1870. Despite losing the status of being a state capital, the city continued to grow due to industry and trade along the Ohio River, facilitated by its close proximity to other manufacturing centers and a large supply of coal within Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The city regained its status as the state capital in 1875, in part due to its status as the richest and most populous city in the state of West Virginia, but lost its status once again to Charleston in 1885, this time permanently. The city was a major manufacturing center for steel and iron products, especially nails, a major transportation hub, as it sat at the intersection of the Ohio River and the National Road, and several major tobacco companies. The city’s population and industrial prowess peaked in the 1930s, but the effects of the Great Depression, worsened by the 1936 Ohio River Flood, which inundated Wheeling Island and many other areas of the city, led to the population and economy to begin to stagnate, before facing a downward trend. The loss of jobs and population has continued ever since. Today, despite having lost two-thirds of its population since its peak, the city is in a beautiful location, nestled between tree-covered mountains and the Ohio River, and maintains many historical buildings, including many wonderful Victorian houses, Beaux Arts-style skyscrapers, walkable neighborhoods, and a charming public market. These factors give it a promising setup for revitalization and future growth. The city is very underrated for how beautiful of a place it is, and it is much less polluted than it did during its peak almost a century ago.
View from Mount Wood Overlook, Mount Wood Road, East Wheeling, Wheeling, WV Founded in 1769 by Ebenezer Zane as a frontier settlement in the western reaches of the state of Virginia, known as Zanesburg, Wheeling was renamed in the 1790s to its present name, derived from the Lenni-Lenape term “Wih Link” or “Wee Lunk,” meaning “place of the head.” The city, incorporated as a town by the Virginia Legislature in 1805, grew rapidly following the completion of the National Road to the Ohio River at Wheeling in 1818, allowing for goods to pass by land from the east coast to the Ohio Valley. In 1849, the Wheeling Suspension Bridge was completed, allowing for the road to continue west across the Ohio River without the need for a ferry crossing, creating an unbroken transportation link between Vandalia, Illinois and Washington, DC. The city became connected to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1853, and developed a large mercantile class and industrial base, leading to it becoming culturally and politically distinct from most of Virginia. In 1861, Wheeling was the site of the Wheeling Convention, in which representatives from counties in the western mountainous portion and Ohio Valley region of Virginia voted to secede from Virginia, which had seceded from the United States to form part of the Confederate States of America. The city became the first capital of West Virginia, until the state government moved to Charleston in 1870. Despite losing the status of being a state capital, the city continued to grow due to industry and trade along the Ohio River, facilitated by its close proximity to other manufacturing centers and a large supply of coal within Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The city regained its status as the state capital in 1875, in part due to its status as the richest and most populous city in the state of West Virginia, but lost its status once again to Charleston in 1885, this time permanently. The city was a major manufacturing center for steel and iron products, especially nails, a major transportation hub, as it sat at the intersection of the Ohio River and the National Road, and several major tobacco companies. The city’s population and industrial prowess peaked in the 1930s, but the effects of the Great Depression, worsened by the 1936 Ohio River Flood, which inundated Wheeling Island and many other areas of the city, led to the population and economy to begin to stagnate, before facing a downward trend. The loss of jobs and population has continued ever since. Today, despite having lost two-thirds of its population since its peak, the city is in a beautiful location, nestled between tree-covered mountains and the Ohio River, and maintains many historical buildings, including many wonderful Victorian houses, Beaux Arts-style skyscrapers, walkable neighborhoods, and a charming public market. These factors give it a promising setup for revitalization and future growth. The city is very underrated for how beautiful of a place it is, and it is much less polluted than it did during its peak almost a century ago.
Mount Wood Overlook, Mount Wood Road, East Wheeling, Wheeling, WV Built in the 1920s as the foundation of a planned residence and clinic by Dr. Andrew J. Harness, prior to his arrest and conviction of illegal drug sales in 1925, this structure has since become a public overlook with sweeping views of the city of Wheeling below.
View from Mount Wood Overlook, Mount Wood Road, East Wheeling, Wheeling, WV Founded in 1769 by Ebenezer Zane as a frontier settlement in the western reaches of the state of Virginia, known as Zanesburg, Wheeling was renamed in the 1790s to its present name, derived from the Lenni-Lenape term “Wih Link” or “Wee Lunk,” meaning “place of the head.” The city, incorporated as a town by the Virginia Legislature in 1805, grew rapidly following the completion of the National Road to the Ohio River at Wheeling in 1818, allowing for goods to pass by land from the east coast to the Ohio Valley. In 1849, the Wheeling Suspension Bridge was completed, allowing for the road to continue west across the Ohio River without the need for a ferry crossing, creating an unbroken transportation link between Vandalia, Illinois and Washington, DC. The city became connected to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1853, and developed a large mercantile class and industrial base, leading to it becoming culturally and politically distinct from most of Virginia. In 1861, Wheeling was the site of the Wheeling Convention, in which representatives from counties in the western mountainous portion and Ohio Valley region of Virginia voted to secede from Virginia, which had seceded from the United States to form part of the Confederate States of America. The city became the first capital of West Virginia, until the state government moved to Charleston in 1870. Despite losing the status of being a state capital, the city continued to grow due to industry and trade along the Ohio River, facilitated by its close proximity to other manufacturing centers and a large supply of coal within Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The city regained its status as the state capital in 1875, in part due to its status as the richest and most populous city in the state of West Virginia, but lost its status once again to Charleston in 1885, this time permanently. The city was a major manufacturing center for steel and iron products, especially nails, a major transportation hub, as it sat at the intersection of the Ohio River and the National Road, and several major tobacco companies. The city’s population and industrial prowess peaked in the 1930s, but the effects of the Great Depression, worsened by the 1936 Ohio River Flood, which inundated Wheeling Island and many other areas of the city, led to the population and economy to begin to stagnate, before facing a downward trend. The loss of jobs and population has continued ever since. Today, despite having lost two-thirds of its population since its peak, the city is in a beautiful location, nestled between tree-covered mountains and the Ohio River, and maintains many historical buildings, including many wonderful Victorian houses, Beaux Arts-style skyscrapers, walkable neighborhoods, and a charming public market. These factors give it a promising setup for revitalization and future growth. The city is very underrated for how beautiful of a place it is, and it is much less polluted than it did during its peak almost a century ago.
View from Mount Wood Overlook, Mount Wood Road, East Wheeling, Wheeling, WV Founded in 1769 by Ebenezer Zane as a frontier settlement in the western reaches of the state of Virginia, known as Zanesburg, Wheeling was renamed in the 1790s to its present name, derived from the Lenni-Lenape term “Wih Link” or “Wee Lunk,” meaning “place of the head.” The city, incorporated as a town by the Virginia Legislature in 1805, grew rapidly following the completion of the National Road to the Ohio River at Wheeling in 1818, allowing for goods to pass by land from the east coast to the Ohio Valley. In 1849, the Wheeling Suspension Bridge was completed, allowing for the road to continue west across the Ohio River without the need for a ferry crossing, creating an unbroken transportation link between Vandalia, Illinois and Washington, DC. The city became connected to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1853, and developed a large mercantile class and industrial base, leading to it becoming culturally and politically distinct from most of Virginia. In 1861, Wheeling was the site of the Wheeling Convention, in which representatives from counties in the western mountainous portion and Ohio Valley region of Virginia voted to secede from Virginia, which had seceded from the United States to form part of the Confederate States of America. The city became the first capital of West Virginia, until the state government moved to Charleston in 1870. Despite losing the status of being a state capital, the city continued to grow due to industry and trade along the Ohio River, facilitated by its close proximity to other manufacturing centers and a large supply of coal within Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The city regained its status as the state capital in 1875, in part due to its status as the richest and most populous city in the state of West Virginia, but lost its status once again to Charleston in 1885, this time permanently. The city was a major manufacturing center for steel and iron products, especially nails, a major transportation hub, as it sat at the intersection of the Ohio River and the National Road, and several major tobacco companies. The city’s population and industrial prowess peaked in the 1930s, but the effects of the Great Depression, worsened by the 1936 Ohio River Flood, which inundated Wheeling Island and many other areas of the city, led to the population and economy to begin to stagnate, before facing a downward trend. The loss of jobs and population has continued ever since. Today, despite having lost two-thirds of its population since its peak, the city is in a beautiful location, nestled between tree-covered mountains and the Ohio River, and maintains many historical buildings, including many wonderful Victorian houses, Beaux Arts-style skyscrapers, walkable neighborhoods, and a charming public market. These factors give it a promising setup for revitalization and future growth. The city is very underrated for how beautiful of a place it is, and it is much less polluted than it did during its peak almost a century ago.
View from Mount Wood Overlook, Mount Wood Road, East Wheeling, Wheeling, WV Founded in 1769 by Ebenezer Zane as a frontier settlement in the western reaches of the state of Virginia, known as Zanesburg, Wheeling was renamed in the 1790s to its present name, derived from the Lenni-Lenape term “Wih Link” or “Wee Lunk,” meaning “place of the head.” The city, incorporated as a town by the Virginia Legislature in 1805, grew rapidly following the completion of the National Road to the Ohio River at Wheeling in 1818, allowing for goods to pass by land from the east coast to the Ohio Valley. In 1849, the Wheeling Suspension Bridge was completed, allowing for the road to continue west across the Ohio River without the need for a ferry crossing, creating an unbroken transportation link between Vandalia, Illinois and Washington, DC. The city became connected to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1853, and developed a large mercantile class and industrial base, leading to it becoming culturally and politically distinct from most of Virginia. In 1861, Wheeling was the site of the Wheeling Convention, in which representatives from counties in the western mountainous portion and Ohio Valley region of Virginia voted to secede from Virginia, which had seceded from the United States to form part of the Confederate States of America. The city became the first capital of West Virginia, until the state government moved to Charleston in 1870. Despite losing the status of being a state capital, the city continued to grow due to industry and trade along the Ohio River, facilitated by its close proximity to other manufacturing centers and a large supply of coal within Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The city regained its status as the state capital in 1875, in part due to its status as the richest and most populous city in the state of West Virginia, but lost its status once again to Charleston in 1885, this time permanently. The city was a major manufacturing center for steel and iron products, especially nails, a major transportation hub, as it sat at the intersection of the Ohio River and the National Road, and several major tobacco companies. The city’s population and industrial prowess peaked in the 1930s, but the effects of the Great Depression, worsened by the 1936 Ohio River Flood, which inundated Wheeling Island and many other areas of the city, led to the population and economy to begin to stagnate, before facing a downward trend. The loss of jobs and population has continued ever since. Today, despite having lost two-thirds of its population since its peak, the city is in a beautiful location, nestled between tree-covered mountains and the Ohio River, and maintains many historical buildings, including many wonderful Victorian houses, Beaux Arts-style skyscrapers, walkable neighborhoods, and a charming public market. These factors give it a promising setup for revitalization and future growth. The city is very underrated for how beautiful of a place it is, and it is much less polluted than it did during its peak almost a century ago.
Mount Wood Overlook, Mount Wood Road, East Wheeling, Wheeling, WV Built in the 1920s as the foundation of a planned residence and clinic by Dr. Andrew J. Harness, prior to his arrest and conviction of illegal drug sales in 1925, this structure has since become a public overlook with sweeping views of the city of Wheeling below.

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MID # 8403900928
Name HARRISON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Alternate Name
Classification Historical Societies, Historic Preservation, , Midwest
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) 341204274
NTEECC A82
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM) 201012
INCOME 21,962
REVENUE 20,365
LAT/LONG 40.270695, -80.99907
CODES FIPS State Code: 39
FIPS County Code: 067
US Census Tract: 976000
US Census Block: 4033