The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Wheeling, West Virginia, US.

• 1769 – Wheeling founded by Ebenezer Zane.^[1]
• 1774 – Fort Fincastle built.^[2]
• 1777 – September: Siege of Fort Henry "by a large force of Indians."^[3]
• 1782 – September: Attempted siege on fort by "about 40 British regular soldiers and about 250 Indians."^[3]
• 1793 – Town grid laid out.^[2]
• 1795 – Town incorporated.^[2]
• 1797 – Wheeling becomes seat of Ohio County.^[4]
• 1798 – Shepherd Hall (residence) built.

• 1806 – George Miller becomes town mayor.
• 1807 – Wheeling Library Company founded.^[5]
• 1814 – Linsly Institute for boys founded.^[6]
• 1817 – Elm Grove Stone Arch Bridge built.
• 1818
  • National Road begins operating.^[1]
  • Va. North-Western Gazette newspaper begins publication.^[7]
• 1821 – Glass manufacturing begins.^[3]
• 1834 – Wheeling Water Works established.^[8]
• 1836
  • City chartered.^[2][3]
  • Moses W. Chapline becomes city mayor.^[9]
• 1840 – Population: 7,885.^[10]
• 1848 – Wheeling Female Academy and Wheeling Lyceum^[5] established.
• 1849
  • Wheeling Suspension Bridge opens.^[4]
  • Nail manufacturing begins.^[3]
• 1850
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling established.^[11]
  • Population: 11,435.^[10]
• 1852 – Baltimore and Ohio Railroad built.^[4]
• 1853
  • Wheeling Hospital established.^[3]
  • Iron Market House in business.^[8]
• 1859 – Wheeling Library Association established.^[5][12]
• 1860 – Population: 14,083.^[10]
• 1861
  • January: Andrew J. Sweeney becomes mayor.^[9][13]
  • May: First Wheeling Convention held.^[14]
  • June: Second Wheeling Convention held.^[14]
• 1863
  • June 20
    • Wheeling becomes capital of the new state of West Virginia.^[2]
    • West Virginia Legislature convenes.^[14]
  • Daily Register newspaper begins publication.^[7]
• 1865 – St. Joseph's Academy for girls established.^[6]
• 1866 – Greenwood Cemetery established.^[15]
• 1870
  • West Virginia capital relocated from Wheeling to Charleston.^[1]
  • Population: 19,280.^[10]
• 1875 – Wheeling becomes capital of West Virginia again.^[2]
• 1879 – Bloch Brothers in business.^[4]
• 1880 – Population: 30,737.^[10]
• 1882 – Wheeling Public Library established.^[12]
• 1883 – Soldiers and Sailors Monument dedicated.^[4]
• 1884 – Ohio River flood.^[16]
• 1885 – West Virginia capital relocated from Wheeling to Charleston again.^[1]
• 1890
  • City Hospital established.^[3]
  • Population: 34,522.^[10]
• 1897 – Cathedral Parish School built.
• 1898 – March 26: Ohio River flood.^[4]
• 1900 – Population: 38,878.^[10]

• 1904 – Victoria Theater in business.
• 1907 – March 15: Ohio River flood.^[4]
• 1910 – Population: 41,641.^[3]
• 1913 – March 28: Ohio River flood.^[4]
• 1915 – Rex Theater in business.^[17]
• 1917 – Liberty Theatre in business.^[17]
• 1922 – Lincoln Theater in business.^[17]
• 1926
  • WWVA radio begins broadcasting.^[18]
  • Wheeling Area Historical Society founded.^[19]
• 1928
  • Oglebay Park established.
  • Madonna of the Trail monument dedicated.
  • Capitol Theatre in business.^[17]
• 1929 – Wheeling Country Day School incorporated.
• 1930 – Oglebay Institute established.
• 1933 – Ohio County Public Library active.^[12]
• 1935 – Wheeling News-Register newspaper in publication.^[7]
• 1936
  • March 19: Ohio River flood.^[4]
  • City centennial.^[16]
• 1937 – January 26: Ohio River flood of 1937.^[4]
• 1942 – December 21: Ohio River flood.^[4]
• 1950 – February 9, 1950: Senator Joseph R. McCarthy made the "Enemies Within" speech before the Ohio County Women’s Republican Club^[20]
• 1952 – October 23: US president Truman visits city during election campaign.
• 1953 – WTRF-TV (television) begins broadcasting.^[21]
• 1955 – Fort Henry Bridge and Jesuit Wheeling College open.
• 1970 – Wheeling Area Genealogical Society founded.^[22]
• 1976 – Wheeling Park High School established.
• 1977 – Oglebay's Good Zoo established.^[23]
• 1983 – Alan Mollohan becomes U.S. representative for West Virginia's 1st congressional district.^[24]

• 2008 – Andy McKenzie becomes mayor.
• 2010 – Population: 28,486 city;^[25] 147,950 metro.
• 2011 – David McKinley becomes U.S. representative for West Virginia's 1st congressional district.^[26]
• 2016 – Glenn Elliott elected mayor.^[27]

• Wheeling, West Virginia history
• List of mayors of Wheeling, West Virginia
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Ohio County, West Virginia
• Other cities in West Virginia:
  • Timeline of Charleston, West Virginia
  • Timeline of Huntington, West Virginia