Greenwood Cemetery Tour 2015
Sunday afternoon, September 20, 1 - 5 pm
(Ongoing tours; last tour begins at 4:30)
1526 National Road, Wheeling, WV 26003
Parking is available at nearby Wheeling Park
Fourteen costumed characters will portray prominent people from Wheeling's history during this free walking tour. Thumbnail descriptions appear below.
Sarah Pannell Wilson (portrayed by Lola Miller) visiting the gravesite of her relatives, was the sister of politically active A.J. Pannell.
Henry Stifel Schrader (portrayed by Jay Frey) was a lawyer and philanthropist who donated funds for the Schrader Environmental Center.
German immigrant August Rolf (portrayed by Dave Clutter) witnessed the hanging of abolitionist John Brown.
Anna Hartley Little (portrayed by Gael Fincham) was the wife of Civil War ambulance manufacturer Arthur Little.
Gertrude Lamb (portrayed by Bekah Karelis) was the daughter of Daniel Lamb, one of the founders of the State of West Virginia.
Texana Jordan (portrayed by Laurie Ruberg) became the Art Director of Wheeling public schools.
Civil War soldier Thomas H. Norton (portrayed by Roger Micker) was later the military mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, during Reconstruction.
Lydia Cromwell Hearne (portrayed by Judi Hendrickson was a homeopathics doctor who was a community and political activist.
Nellie Egerter Faris (portrayed by Kate Quinn) was the wife of noted Wheeling architect Frederick Faris.
Harrison Dunlevy (portrayed by Jeremy Morris) was superintendent of Wheeling's bridges before his tragic death.
Peter Cassell (portrayed by Greg Smith) was a Director of Central Glass at the time the company was charged with counterfeiting.
Sallie Maxwell Bennett (portrayed by Jeanne Finstein), visiting her relatives, was the mother of "aviator" Louis Bennett, in whose honor the Linsly statue was created.
Dr. George Baird (portrayed by Mike Medovic) was murdered by colleague Dr. George Garrison.
Stimson H. Woodward (portrayed by Hal Gorby) founded the Woodward Iron Works in Alabama.