WHEELING — The giant letters that stood out as a beacon of light at the former Ohio Valley General Hospital building in Wheeling will soon be in the hands of Wheeling Park High School students who will preserve them for future display.

Mary McKinley, an Ohio Valley General Hospital History Group member and former OVMC nurse administrator, said the letters, which were removed from the Ohio Valley Medical Center campus during demolition work, will soon be moved to the school for the students to work on.

She said after talking with Wheeling Park CTE teacher Aaron Fedorka, who checked out the letters in storage, he agreed they would make a great project for his students.

“I’m definitely excited,” she added.

Each letter is six feet tall and six feet wide and made of porcelain-coated steel.

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