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Photograph of the B&O Building

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▶  WHEELING HISTORY  ▶  EVENTS  ▶  FLOODS   ▶  1936 FLOOD

▼ B&O BUILDING 1936 FLOOD

B&O Building, 1936 Flood[Click photograph to enlarge photo.]

NOTES OF INTEREST:

 ▶ This photograph shows the extent of the flooding between 16th and 17th Streets looking south Chapline.
▶ The B&O train viaduct is visible in the background.
▶ The area where the women are standing is now the library parking lot. These same women can be seen this photo (looking north on Chapline from the viaduct) from the Harry Briese collection.

ABOUT THIS PHOTO:

 This photograph was donated to the Ohio County Public Library Archives by Mike Stahl. Photo taken by J.J. Young.

CROSS REFERENCES:

 B&O Railroad
B&O Building
B&O Viaduct
Hempfield Yard

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