MUSEUMS OF OGLEBAY INSTITUTE-MANSION MUSEUM & GLASS MUSEUM

WHEELING, WV

The Museums of Oglebay Institute are a collection of two museums located in Wheeling, WV - the Mansion Museum and the Glass Museum. The Mansion Museum is housed in a stately 1846 mansion and covers the history of the Oglebay family and the region. Visitors can explore the beautifully restored rooms of the mansion, including the parlor, dining room, and bedrooms, all furnished with period pieces and artwork. The museum also features exhibits on the Oglebay family's business ventures, including the founding of the Oglebay Norton Company, and the history of Wheeling and the surrounding area.

The Glass Museum, located in a former Wheeling Island factory, showcases the rich history of glassmaking in the region. The museum boasts an impressive collection of glass from the 19th and 20th centuries, including pressed glass, cut glass, and art glass. Visitors can watch live glassblowing demonstrations and explore exhibits on the history of glassmaking in Wheeling, including the role of immigrant glassworkers in the industry.

Both museums are open year-round and offer guided tours, educational programs, and special events. The Museums of Oglebay Institute are a must-visit for anyone interested in the history and culture of the Ohio Valley region.

MUSEUMS OF OGLEBAY INSTITUTE-MANSION MUSEUM & GLASS MUSEUM is a Uncategorized or General Museum in WHEELING WV. US MID #8405400023

The museum is classed as GMU (Uncategorized or General Museums). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Southeastern (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia).

A Walk Thru Wheeling Wheeling, WV - Walking around town, Walking Heritage Trail behind Orrick. Mural

A Walk Thru Wheeling Wheeling, WV - Walking around town, Memorial to Congressional Medal of Honor winners. Daniel Bishop also lived in Bellaire and is buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Bellaire.

A Walk Thru Wheeling Wheeling, WV - Walking around town, Interesting door in alley between 22nd and 23rd Streets

A Walk Thru Wheeling Wheeling, WV - Walking around town, Wheeling Suspension Bridge, Ohio River is like glass

A Walk Thru Wheeling Wheeling, WV - Walking around town, Love this mural at Sarah's On Main.

A Walk Thru Wheeling Wheeling, WV - Walking around town, Market Street Bridge new deck being installed.

A Walk Thru Wheeling Wheeling, WV - Walking around town, Gideon watching over the downtown streetscaping project on Main Street.

A Walk Thru Wheeling Wheeling, WV - Walking around town, Gov Pierpont watching over the downtown streetscaping project on Market Street.

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.

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telephone: 3042427272

MUSEUMS OF OGLEBAY INSTITUTE-MANSION MUSEUM & GLASS MUSEUM
THE BURTON CENTER, OGLEBAY PARK
WHEELING
WV
26003

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MID #	8405400023
Name	MUSEUMS OF OGLEBAY INSTITUTE-MANSION MUSEUM & GLASS MUSEUM
Alternate Name	MUSEUMS OF OGLEBAY INSTITUTE-MANSION MUSEUM & GLASS MUSEUM
Classification	Uncategorized or General Museums, , Southeastern
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LAT/LONG	40.069422, -80.687813
CODES	FIPS State Code: 54 FIPS County Code: 069 US Census Tract: 001400 US Census Block: 3029