Kimball War Memorial

Reported 88 junior high schools were open in the state

The Raleigh Register became a daily newspaper

William Thomas Bland died

Ernest Farrow was born in Huntington

The Jones Diamond was found by Grover Jones and William "Punch" Jones in Monroe County

An edition of Samuel Kerchival's A History of the Valley of Virginia incorporating editorial notes was printed

Fiddler Clark Kessinger began recording

Waitman Linger relocated his family-run chair business to the French Creek

William A. MacCorkle published The Recollections of Fifty Years of West Virginia

William A. MacCorkle published The Recollections of Fifty Years of West Virginia

Minnie Lowther wrote Friendship Hill, Home of Albert Gallatin

Louis Marx & Company introduced the yo-yo

The Concrete Steel Bridge Company of Clarksburg encountered unexpected difficulties with Pennsylvania bridge project

A record 31.6 million board feet was sawed by the Meadow River Lumber Company

Margaret Montague's Tony Beaver tales were published as Up Eel River

Chuck Howley was inducted into the inaugural class of the WVU Sports Hall of Fame

J. Holmes Morrison became president of One Valley Bancorp of Virginia

Donna Jean Boley was the only Republican among 34 state senators

The Governor's council on Literacy was created

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor published Shiloh

Roger Howdyshell died

Dave McCullough began to create several color designs of marbles for a limited run each spring and fall

The Marlinton Opera House was acquired by the Pocahontas County Landmarks Commission to be restored

Louise McNeill published Hill Daughter: New and Selected Poems

The Department of Mines was renamed the West Virginia Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training

A floodwall was built at Williamson to protect the town from the Tug River

Moncove Lake State Park was created

Walter Dean Myers received the Coretta Scott King Award for his books

The National Bank of Commerce changed its name to Commerce Bank

A television version of Night of the Hunter was produced

Noah Cottrell died

The Philippi bridge's exterior was reconstructed

Buffington Island preservation became a part of the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge

Gaston Caperton said "how can we expect our children to value schooling when it's obvious we don't value our schools?"

Curly Ray Cline retired from fiddling

Stephen Coonts wrote The Red Horseman

Flora of West Virginia was reissued by Seneca Books

New records set of estimated lumber production exceeded 1.5 billion board feet

Owens-Illinois Glass Company's Huntington plant closed

Nathan Goff Jr.'s house was placed on the National Register of Historic Places at time of demolition

The carriage house of the High Gate mansion underwent rehabilitation

T. D. Jakes moved his church to a larger building in Cross Lanes

Melvin Lentz cut through a 34-inch ponderosa pine log in 4.85 seconds using a modified chain saw

The name of the Martinsburg paper was changed from Morning Journal to the Journal

Irene McKinney was appointed poet laureate by Governor Gaston Caperton