* April 28 – An explosion in the mine of the Wheeling Steel Corporation in Benwood, West Virginia kills 119 men.

Justice Douglas, dissenting in Wheeling Steel Corp. v. Glander ( 337 U. S. 562, 1949 ), gave an opinion similar to, but shorter than, the one quoted above, to which Justice Black concurred.

Other major employers include Nickles Bakery, one of three modern bakeries in the Nickles family providing fresh baked goods to a 7-state area ; United Dairy, a family owned dairy serving nine states ; and the Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel Corporation, which operates their galvanizing plant in Martins Ferry, producing some 700, 000 tons of SofTite Galvanized Steel each year.

AMROX sits in the former location of the Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel mill.

1924 Wheeling Steel Corporation Benwood Mine Disaster

At approximately 7: 05 AM EST on Monday, April 28, 1924, the coal mine of the Wheeling Steel Corporation's mill located in Benwood exploded, killing all 119 men who were working in the coal mine at the time.

Eighteen years after the devastating 1924 explosion at the Wheeling Steel mine, Benwood was once again the location of another tragic coal mining disaster.

Wheeling Steel Corp. v. Glander, 337 U. S. 562 ( 1949 ) was a United States Supreme Court case in which two out-of-state corporations objected to ad valorem taxes imposed upon accounts receivable derived from goods manufactured in Ohio, though these accounts were not used in conducting business in Ohio.

Additionally, Wheeling paid ad valorem taxes to West Virginia on all accounts receivable, including on those accounts receivable taxed by Ohio, pursuant to Wheeling Steel Corp. v. Fox, 298 US 193.

The Ohio Tax Commissioner assessed ad valorem taxes on accounts receivable derived from shipments originating from Ohio manufacturing plants belonging to Wheeling Steel Corporation and National Distillers Products Corporation on the grounds that such accounts " result from the sale of property from a stock of goods maintained within the state.

An example of a cornice, above large corbel s, along the top of the Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Building in downtown Wheeling, West Virginia.

# redirect Wheeling Steel Corp. v. Glander

In 2005, Wheeling, W. Va .- based steelmaker Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel sued Virgiania-based Massey Energy claiming Massey failed to deliver on a contract of 104, 000 tons of coal monthly.

He traveled by special train on the main Pennsylvania line from Wheeling through Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and Baltimore, and on to Washington, D. C., and was overwhelmed by enthusiastic crowds that met his train along the way.

Wheeling, IL: Harlan Davidson, Inc., 1999.

* Baltimore and Ohio Railroad: Capitol Limited, Columbian, and Shenandoah to New York City and the Chicago-Washington Express to Washington, D. C., along with other trains to Cumberland, Maryland and Wheeling, West Virginia.

On March 11, 1836, the town of Wheeling was incorporated into the city of Wheeling.

* Wheeling, Delaware County, Indiana

* Early 2000s – Delaware North becomes a hotel owner in its own right by purchasing Tenaya Lodge at the entrance to Yosemite and Harrison Hot Springs Resort & Spa in British Columbia, and by building a hotel at its gaming and racing destination resort in Wheeling, W. Va.

Image: Wheeling West Virginia. jpg | Wheeling, West Virginia, a major city on the river, was the first city to have a bridge across the river.

The Ladies Oriental Shrine of North America was founded in Wheeling, West Virginia in 1903, and Daughters of the Nile was founded in 1913 in Seattle, Washington.

Taito America was based in Wheeling, Illinois and was handling the arcade sector of the company in North America.

In 1835, the road east of Wheeling was turned over to the states for operation as a turnpike.

The contract for the construction of the first section was awarded to Henry McKinley on May 8, 1811, and construction began later that year, with the road reaching Wheeling on August 1, 1818.

Work on the extension between Wheeling and Zanesville, Ohio, utilized the pre-existing Zane's Trace, and was completed in 1833 to Columbus, Ohio, and in 1838 to Springfield, Ohio.

On April 1, 1835, the section east of Wheeling, to Cumberland, was transferred to Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia ( WV ).

By that time, railroads were proving a better method of transportation, and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was being built west from Baltimore to Cumberland, mostly along the Potomac River, then by a more direct route than the National Road across the Allegheny Plateau of West Virginia ( then Virginia ) to Wheeling.

The road then continued east across the Ohio River into Wheeling in West Virginia, the original western end of the National Road when it was first paved.

As early as the 1880s, the community was called Wheeling and the town had 200-300 residents by 1906.

The community was originally named after Wheeling, West Virginia because the owners of Woodward Iron Company, who employed many of the residents, also had business interests in that state.

Finally, in 1993, it was purchased by Swisher International, and operations were moved to Wheeling, West Virginia.

The community was a westward extension of the city of Wheeling, Virginia ( now West Virginia ), but at that time, settlement on the west bank of the Ohio River was not permitted.

Upon arriving at Wheeling, ( West ) Virginia, the wife of Conrad Neff was taken sick and died.

Although the village's economy was once largely supported by the coal industry, most residents currently seek employment outside village limits in nearby towns and cities such as Moundsville and Wheeling, West Virginia.

The famous Zane's Trace passed through Tarlton as well, and was the major route between Maysville, Kentucky and Wheeling, Virginia ( now West Virginia ).

The Norfolk & Western branch was acquired by the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad which build a new connection on the left side of the river to CSX which severed the old line across the bridge.

The eldest daughter of John Boggs by his first marriage to Jane Irwin was Lydia Boggs Shepherd Cruger ( February 26, 1766-September 29, 1867 ), who played a significant role in the history of Wheeling, West Virginia.

He marched with them to Wheeling and there met the Native Americans at the McMechen Narrows where he was defeated.

The 1861 Wheeling Convention was a series of two meetings that ultimately repealed the Ordinance of Secession passed by Virginia, thus establishing the Restored government of Virginia, which ultimately authorized the counties that organized the convention to become West Virginia.

In 1984, Bruno made an appearance at an Italian Festival in Wheeling, WV to do a weightlifting exhibition.

In 1939, the population reached 1, 500 as bus companies made connections to Martins Ferry, Steubenville, Cadiz, and Wheeling, luring business from bigger cities.

He also ventured into the stage coach business, owning lines to Wheeling, Cleveland, Sandusky, Marietta and Indianapolis, and at one point said to own all of the stage lines from Cumberland, Maryland to St. Louis.