On the Shoulders of a Bronze Giant

Putting Francis Pierpont on a Pedestal

This gallery of photographs documents the installation and dedication of a nine foot tall bronze statue of Gov. Francis Pierpont, “the Father of West Virginia,” at the northwest corner of 16th and Market Streets in front of the “birthplace of West Virginia,” aka West Virginia Independence Hall, in Wheeling, on June 19 and 20, 2015.

For more information on Gov. Pierpont, click here, here, and here.