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Seen here is the first Capital Building for the State of West Virginia. 'Chapter 23 page 267.'

1. Washington Hall, First State Capital, Wheeling, W. Va.

A close-up view of Linsly Institute, the first capitol building, in Wheeling, West Virginia.

2. Linsly Institue, Wheeling, W. Va.

A man walking past the Linsly Institute, the first capitol building in Wheeling, West Virginia.

3. Linsly Institue, Wheeling, W. Va.

Pierpont served as the governor of the Loyal Government of Virginia during the Civil War and helped to establish the new state of West Virginia.

4. Francis Harrison Pierpont from Fairmont, W. Va.