his daughter sarita was married and had a grandson he doted on.have it did a full goldfish pond, quite large, on the property. esther oglebay always gave the order that you are not allowed to mess with the gold -- the goldfish -- they were big koi. but the boys would fish. we had a man who worked here for many years. he was the boy's "boyhood -- boyhood's best friend. they were fishing in the pond when they were not supposed to. you heard laughing and it was mr. oglebay behind them. he did not say anything and let them best. he also gave the boys a gold coin whenever he could. he was very generous and that way. but he was also very serious minded. he was on this mission to be a great humanitarian. mr. oglebay died in 1926. because he was a wealthy man, a very famous man in this area, people did not know him on a personal basis well. he was very formal when he was out. i think people are grateful that he left his land to the city of wheeling to become a part. i think it was an amazing gift. very generous. it was nice that the family did not quibble

sarita was married and had a grandson he doted on, courtney burton, jr.e have a beautiful goldfish pond, quite large, on the property. mr. oglebay always gave the order that you are not allowed to mess with the goldfish -- they were big koi -- or anything like that. but the boys would fish. i remember a story -- we had a man who worked here for many years. he was courtney burton's boyhood best friend. they were fishing in the pond when they were not supposed to. they heard laughing and it was mr. oglebay behind them. he did not say anything and let them fish. he also gave the boys a gold coin whenever he possibly could. for something, shopping, whatever they wanted to do. he was very generous and that way. bu

sarita was married and had a grandson he doted on, courtney burton, jr. we have a beautiful goldfish pond, quite large, on the property. mr. oglebay always gave the order that you are not allowed to mess with the goldfish -- they were big koi -- or anything like that. but the boys would fish. i remember a story -- we had a man who worked here for many years. he was courtney burton's boyhood best friend. they were fishing in the pond when they were not supposed to. they heard laughing and it was mr. oglebay behind them. he did not say anything and let them fish. he also gave the boys a gold coin whenever he possibly could. for something, shopping, whatever they wanted to do. he was very generous and that way. but he was also very serious minded. he was on this mission to be a great humanitarian. mr. oglebay died in 1926. i think because he was a wealthy man, a very famous man in this area, people did not know him on a personal basis very well. he was very formal when he was out. i think that people are very grateful that he left his land to the city of whe

of 77, his wife had predeceased him, they have the daughter sarita and her husband and they supported it so much that they paid the taxes here until the city accepted it as a gift. it took two years for the city to accept it. people were reluctant because of the responsibility. but they accepted in 1928. it was named oglebay and his farm best -- in his honor. by think of the park is a great heritage today. people are surprised when they find out it is a city park, one of the guest in the country. -- biggest in the country. >> throughout the weekend, american history tv is featuring wheeling, west virginia. our tour staff recently traveled there to learn its history. learn more about it and other stops at www.c-span.org /localcontent. you're watching american history tv. all weekend, every weekend on c-span. up next, a discussion about the 20th century birth control advocate margaret sanger and her legacy. we hear from a panel of historians, activists, and her own grandson. they discuss the impact of race, social class, and politics on the birth-control movement. this is about an hour