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Wheeling WV lighted for 1st time w/ gas....
Wheeling WV lighted for 1st time w/ gas....
Item # 603496
August 31, 1886
THE WHEELING INTELLIGENCER, West Virginia, August 31, 1886
* 1st time city lighted up w/ gas
The front page has one column headings: "HEAVEN AFLAME" "For the First time in Wheeling's Long History" "The Joyous People Crowd the Streets by Thousands" "Is Tranformed into the Light of Noonday" and more. Very lengthy text continues inside.
Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 4 pages, large sized paper measuring 25 x 19 1/2 inches, a little irregular along spine, clipping cut out on 1st leaf (see), otherwise nice condition. Uncommon title.
Category: Post-Civil War
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