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Wheeling means Place of the Skull

The origin of the name "Wheeling" is more terrifying than any association it might otherwise be expected to have with "wheels."

A skull fastened to a tree at Wheeling long warned travelers to stay away. (Illustration for Place of the Skull sculpture at mouth of Wheeling Creek)

Wheeling translates Place of the Skull
Place of the Skull at Wheeling, West Virginia

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