willcline64 posted:Pats is the best train shop I've ever dealt with. The shop is packed full of inventory and I always find things that I've haven't seen before. I live about 1 hr 15min away and its always a worthwhile trip. You wont be disappointed. Wheeling's fun to visit as well. They have a great bike path, good restaurants (undo's, later alligator, coleman fish market), the Capital Music Hall with great shows and the wheeling symphony, river front festivals throughout the summer, and Oglebay park. Lots of history as well, read Zane Greys "Betty Zane" to learn about some local history from a famous western novelist whose grandfather happened to be Ebenezer Zane who founded Wheeling.
You are absolutely right, Bill! There is a lot to see in Wheeling! I have read Zane Grey's books, and others on Fort Henry, Ebenezer Grey, and frontiersman Lewis Wetzel.
