Today in Wheeling History: September 24--William L. Hearn, a leading Wheeling industrialist and philanthropist instrumental in developing major industries like Riverside Iron Works and building the Hearn Tabernacle Church, was born in Delaware (1818).
William Lowder Hearn, born September 24, 1818, in Delaware, was a leading industrialist in Wheeling, West Virginia, where he moved after the Civil War. He developed major industries like Riverside Iron Works and built the nondenominational Hearn Tabernacle Church. Hearn served in the West Virginia House of Delegates and held leadership roles in several companies. When Hearn died on February 13, 1895, at age 76, his passing was deeply mourned across Wheeling's business and social circles. (https://tinyurl.com/u3a2crhr) (https://tinyurl.com/4j4eym7d)
William Lowder Hearn, born September 24, 1818, in Delaware, was a leading industrialist in Wheeling, West Virginia, where he moved after the Civil War. He developed major industries like Riverside Iron Works and built the nondenominational Hearn Tabernacle Church. Hearn served in the West Virginia House of Delegates and held leadership roles in several companies. When Hearn died on February 13, 1895, at age 76, his passing was deeply mourned across Wheeling's business and social circles. (https://tinyurl.com/u3a2crhr) (https://tinyurl.com/4j4eym7d)
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