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Description:Pleasant Valley is a portion of the National Road in Wheeling, WV. Once called "Silk Stocking Row,"; most locals now refer to the area as "Out the Pike." As part of the designated National Road Corridor Historic District, it contains some of the finest architectural examples in a city renowned for its architectural wealth. The area was primarily farmland when the National Road first arrived in Wheeling in 1818. As time passed, pollution and floods in the areas of Wheeling adjacent to the Ohio River drove the wealthy to move into cleaner, safer surroundings. Many of the most influential entrepreneurs in Wheeling's industrial and cultural development chose to build lavish homes along the rolling hills of Pleasant Valley. They and their children left a lasting legacy in the houses, gardens, and stories of remarkable local culture that developed there. Walking Pleasant Valley touches on this legacy. It is dedicated to those who consider the vision of Wheeling s past to be an integral part of its future.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Walking Pleasant Valley. To get started finding Walking Pleasant Valley, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 88

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Polyhedron Learning Media, Inc.

Release: 2005

ISBN: 097919010X

Description: Pleasant Valley is a portion of the National Road in Wheeling, WV. Once called "Silk Stocking Row,"; most locals now refer to the area as "Out the Pike." As part of the designated National Road Corridor Historic District, it contains some of the finest architectural examples in a city renowned for its architectural wealth. The area was primarily farmland when the National Road first arrived in Wheeling in 1818. As time passed, pollution and floods in the areas of Wheeling adjacent to the Ohio River drove the wealthy to move into cleaner, safer surroundings. Many of the most influential entrepreneurs in Wheeling's industrial and cultural development chose to build lavish homes along the rolling hills of Pleasant Valley. They and their children left a lasting legacy in the houses, gardens, and stories of remarkable local culture that developed there. Walking Pleasant Valley touches on this legacy. It is dedicated to those who consider the vision of Wheeling s past to be an integral part of its future.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Walking Pleasant Valley. To get started finding Walking Pleasant Valley, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

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