Keywords: Linsly Institute Building Wheeling WV.jpg Linsly Institute Building erected in 1858 in Wheeling w West Virginia served as the first West Virginia capitol building from statehood in 1863 until March 28 1870 when the capitol transferred to Charleston The Linsly Institute Building was briefly utilized as West Virginia's capitol building when Wheeling again became the state's capital city in 1875 century 19 West Virginia Division of Culture and History This image was created and published in the 19th century before January 1 1923 and is therefore not subject to copyright This image was retrieved from http //www wvculture org/history/statehood/images/capitol1 html this page at the West Virginia Division of Culture and History website Original author unknown West Virginia Division of Culture and History published this image on its website PD-old-100 Uploaded with UploadWizard Black and white photographs of West Virginia State capitols in the United States Wheeling West Virginia Private schools in West Virginia West Virginia State Capitol |