Description: Parkersburg, WEST VIRGINIA - Chancellor Hotel - 1926: Parkersburg is a city in and the county seat of Wood County, West Virginia. Located at the confluence of the Ohio and Little Kanawha rivers, it is the state's fourth-largest city and the center of the Parkersburg–Vienna metropolitan area. The city's population was 29,749 at the 2020 census, and its metro population was 89,490. The city is about 14 miles (23 km) south of Marietta, Ohio. The town was the western terminus of both the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike and the Northwestern Turnpike. In 1857 the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad built a branch line south to the town from Wheeling, West Virginia. Travelers wanting to connect with the Ohio Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad, one of the east–west lines along the Ohio River, had to take a steamboat 14 miles north to Marietta, Ohio. Jacob Linville designed the railroad bridge planned by the B. & O. It was constructed in 1868–1870 between Parkersburg and Belpre, Ohio, as part of the B. & O.'s main line from Baltimore to St. Louis, Missouri. This drew traffic and trade from Marietta. Today the structure is known as the Parkersburg Bridge. The Chancellor Hotel, seen here circa 1910, was built in 1901 on the southeast corner of 7th & Market, replacing a Methodist church that had stood there since 1858. For many years the 220-room Chancellor was Parkersburg's premier hotel. It was torn down in 1977. This White Border Era postcard, mailed in 1926, is in good condition.
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Location: Brooklyn, New York
End Time: 2025-01-19T02:06:26.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Unit of Sale: Single Unit
Size: Standard (5.5x3.5 in)
Material: Paper
Year Manufactured: 1926
City: Parkersburg
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Subject: Chancellor Hotel
Continent: North America
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Postcard Era: White Border Era (1915-30)
Era: White Border (1915-1930)
Theme: Cities & Towns, Hotel & Restaurant, Landscapes, Transportation, Automobile, Wood County
Country: United States
Region: West Virginia
Features: Panoramic
Time Period Manufactured: 1920-1929
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Postage Condition: Posted
