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1868

The steamboat Mountain Boy was built on the Monongahela River at Brownsville, Pennsylvania

Other events that happened on or around 1868

Mar 28, 1870

State officials boarded the Mountain Boy to move capital from Wheeling to Charleston

Other events that happened on or around March 28, 1870

1873

The Mountain Boy steamboat was destroyed by river ice at Cincinnati

Other events that happened on or around 1873

1875

The capital was moved from Charleston to Wheeling

Other events that happened on or around 1875

1885

The capital moved permanently back to Charleston aboard the Chesapeake and Belle Prince

Other events that happened on or around 1885


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