# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Walt Whitman in Wheeling
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 15 Sep, 2026 at 12:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Walt Whitman in Wheeling

Few people would associate the poet Walt Whitman (1819-1892) with West Virginia, yet in 1848 he briefly crossed the Appalachian mountains and visited the Wheeling on his way to New Orleans, writing about the city for a southern newspaper. Dr. Stefan Schöberlein (Texas A&M University–Central Texas), will present Whitman’s writings about Wheeling and West Virgina, and discuss the city’s role as an important hub for Northern travelers in route to the major cities of the South. He will also introduce the captain of the steamboat that carried not only Whitman down the Ohio, but also President Zachary Taylor: Wheeling’s own Samuel Mason, now buried at Greenwood Cemetery.

Stefan Schöberlein is an Associate Professor of English and the Dr. Marc Nigliazzo Faculty Fellow of Humanities at Texas A&M University—Central Texas, an Associate Editor of the "Walt Whitman Quarterly Review," as well as a Contributing Editor for the Walt Whitman Archive, where he focuses mostly on Whitman's journalism. Stefan is the co-editor of "The Oxford Handbook of Walt Whitman" (Oxford University Press, 2024), the author of "Writing the Brain: Material Minds and Literature, 1800–1880" (Oxford University Press, 2023), and the co-author of "Whitman’s Southern Sojourn: Rediscovering the Poet in New Orleans, 1848" (University of Iowa Press, 2025).
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wheeling/walt-whitman-in-wheeling/200030404350222
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 24

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Wheeling
- **state**: WV
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Lunch With Books at the Ohio County Public Library
- **lat**: 40.063815838283
- **long**: -80.720057623965
- **full address**: Lunch With Books at the Ohio County Public Library, 52 16th St, Wheeling, WV 26003-3671, United States

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: Walt Whitman in Wheeling
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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Walt Whitman in Wheeling being held?
  - **A:** Walt Whitman in Wheeling takes place on Tue, 15 Sep, 2026 at 12:00 pm to Tue, 15 Sep, 2026 at 12:00 pm at Lunch With Books at the Ohio County Public Library, 52 16th St, Wheeling, WV 26003-3671, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Walt Whitman in Wheeling?
  - **A:** Walt Whitman in Wheeling is organized by Lunch With Books at the Ohio County Public Library.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Walt Whitman in Wheeling is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Wheeling, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Walt Whitman in Wheeling sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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