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The Wheeling Wharf played a crucial role in bringing people and products to and from the growing city. The port saw the arrival of visitors such as Lafayette, Meriwether Lewis, Mark Twain, and thousands of steamboat passengers. It was also the debarkation point for La Belle cut nails, Marsh stogies, Mail Pouch tobacco, and many other famous Wheeling products. The Wheeling Wharf was the point around which the city grew and prospered.
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Wheeling, West Virginia · United States
