Peter G. Van Winkle

April 15, 1872: State Founder Peter G. Van Winkle Dies in Parkersburg at 63

State founder Peter G. Van Winkle died in Parkersburg on April 15, 1872, at age 63. The native of New York City had moved to Parkersburg in 1835 to…

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