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WV, USA

Ohio River Landing and Heritage Port

Landmark

The Ohio River at Wheeling was the strategic reality that determined why a fort was built here. Whoever controlled this stretch of river controlled movement between Virginia and the interior. During the Revolution, the Ohio River was simultaneously a supply route, a military highway, and a contested boundary between American settlement and Native-held territory. The modern Heritage Port area preserves access to the riverfront and interprets Wheeling's frontier history.

Visiting Today

Address

Heritage Port, Wheeling, WV 26003

Connected Events

Jan 1769
Ebenezer Zane Founds Wheeling Settlement

Colonel Ebenezer Zane, Silas Zane, Jonathan Zane, Elizabeth "Betty" Zane

Jan 1776
Fort Fincastle Renamed Fort Henry

Colonel Ebenezer Zane, Silas Zane, Jonathan Zane, Elizabeth "Betty" Zane

Sep 1777
First Siege of Fort Henry — September 1777

Colonel Ebenezer Zane, Silas Zane, Jonathan Zane, Elizabeth "Betty" Zane, Colonel David Shepherd

Jan 1778
Continuous Frontier Raids Along the Upper Ohio — 1778

Colonel Ebenezer Zane, Silas Zane, Jonathan Zane, Elizabeth "Betty" Zane

Sep 1782
Second Siege of Fort Henry — The Last Battle of the Revolution

Colonel Ebenezer Zane, Silas Zane, Jonathan Zane, Elizabeth "Betty" Zane, Captain William Caldwell

Sep 1782
Betty Zane's Gunpowder Run (Traditional Account)

Colonel Ebenezer Zane, Silas Zane, Jonathan Zane, Elizabeth "Betty" Zane