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Hungry for History: Glen Dale Lot Sale of 1892

  • Moundsville-Marshall County Public Library 700 5th Street Moundsville WV 26041 United States (map)

Learn about the origins of Glen Dale as Bill Wnek traces the land from farmland to suburb. He will discuss the Glendale Lot Sale of 1892 and how 9 farms became 425 lots in the hands of a group of Wheeling businessmen and shaped the landscape of Glen Dale to this day.

Come and enjoy our free lecture series, Hungry for History, hosted by the Marshall County Historical Society and the Moundsville-Marshall County Public Library. Lectures take place every Monday at noon through June and July at the Moundsville Public Library.