{"id":4614,"date":"2016-08-09T01:19:22","date_gmt":"2016-08-09T01:19:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.archivingwheeling.org\/blog\/?p=4614"},"modified":"2016-08-16T13:00:41","modified_gmt":"2016-08-16T13:00:41","slug":"monument-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.archivingwheeling.org\/blog\/monument-man","title":{"rendered":"Monument Man"},"content":{"rendered":"<body><h2>Ed Bearss Visits Wheeling<\/h2>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Civil War expert and legendary battlefield guide <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/people-places\/35-who-made-a-difference-ed-bearss-113147798\/?no-ist\" target=\"_blank\">Ed Bearss<\/a>\u00a0made his third visit to Wheeling on Saturday August 6 for a fundraiser in support of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.archivingwheeling.org\/blog\/soldiers-sailors-monument-wheeling\" target=\"_blank\">moving the Soldiers and Sailors Monument<\/a> from Wheeling Park back downtown to stand beside West Virginia Independence Hall. A battle wounded WWII US Marine veteran, Mr. Bearss took a moment to visit the monument on a tour of Wheeling sites. He later attended a fundraiser dinner, then spoke at the Hall. The events were organized and hosted by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wvindependencehallfoundation.org\/wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\">West Virginia Independence Hall Foundation<\/a> with financial support from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WheelingHeritage\/?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\">Wheeling Heritage<\/a>. Those interested in making a donation may contact <a href=\"http:\/\/wheelingheritage.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wheeling Heritage<\/a> at 304-232-3087.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Here\u2019s the slideshow:<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<p class=\"jetpack-slideshow-noscript robots-nocontent\">This slideshow requires JavaScript.<\/p><div id=\"gallery-4614-1-slideshow\" class=\"jetpack-slideshow-window jetpack-slideshow jetpack-slideshow-black\" data-trans=\"fade\" data-autostart=\"1\" 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