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Williamstown
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1770
Joseph and Samuel Tomlinson claimed land of Williamstown Other events that happened on or around 1770 Ebenezer, Jonathan and Silas Zane established a settlement at Wheeling Creek and Ohio
1787
Rebecca Tomlinson Martin Williams and Isaac Williams permanently settled in Williamstown Other events that happened on or around 1787 Col. George Clendenin purchased 1,030 acres from Judge Cuthbert Bullitt at the Mouth of Elk, present Charleston Francis Asbury broke with the English Methodists established the Methodist Episcopal Church in America Beverly became the first county seat of Randolph County Construction began on the first courthouse in Clarksburg George Clendenin purchased land from Judge Cuthbert Bullitt in Kanawha James Caldwell patented 20,000 acres in Doddridge County Virginia legislature chartered Randolph Academy in Clarksburg The Kinnan family moved to Randolph County St. Paul's in Aurora was established Boaz Fleming led a part from Milford, Delaware, to present Fairmont James Rumsey successfully demonstrated a steamboat on the Potomac River in Shepherdstown James Rumsey tested the steamboat at Shepherdstown James Swan moved to France John Augustine Washington died
1800
Isaac Williams was authorized to operate a ferry to carry traffic to the Ohio Shore Other events that happened on or around 1800 There were about 16 churches in present West Virginia The Greenbrier Association of Baptists established John Beckley wrote a Jefferson campaign biography Ephraim and Anna Musick Hatfield moved their family from Russell County, Virginia to the Tug Valley Jesse Hughes returned to West Virginia John George Jackson married Mary Payne The site of Jackson's Mill was first settled by Edward Jackson Old State Road was opened to the Ohio River Joseph Johnson traveled to Winchester, Virginia George Gregg built a gristmill and sawmill on the Jug of Middle Island Creek The Hatfields settled in Lincoln County John Marshall was appointed secretary of state The first whites settled in Mingo County as farmers Newport was given a charter Nicholas Harvey acquired the site of Red Sulpher Springs John Bunnell built a cabin in Pennsboro St. Albans was first settled as Coalsmouth Sampson Sanders settled in Cabell County Permanent settlement on the Tug Fork began Henry Jolley established a ferry across the Ohio River at Sistersville Union was established by General Assembly to be county seat for Monroe County Fort Gay was the first permanent settlement in Wayne County The West Fork River was declared a navigable public highway Barney McGraw planted the first apple orchard in the Little Kanawha Valley James Wood left office as governor of Virginia
1822
Williamstown was chartered Other events that happened on or around 1822 Martin Delany family was forced to flee Virginia to Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, for violating black education law Harrisville was laid out by Thomas Harris The first Western Virginia cut-nail machinery was installed at Ices Ferry Ironworks The first Catholic church in West Virginia was established in Wheeling by German and Irish parishioners Covered bridges over the Greenbrier and Gauley rivers opened Joseph Johnson was elected to the House of Representatives Bounties paid for gray wolves were discontinued Organ Cave was owned by John Rogers Robert W. Simmons was born at Fredericksburg Elizabeth was chartered by the General Assembly
1839
The Tomlinson mansion was built Other events that happened on or around 1839 Baptist-affiliated Rector College opened in Western Virginia The Glen Ferris Inn was first used as an inn The Ellicott brothers purchased the Jackson ironworks and the Henry Clay Furnace John Jacob moved to Romney after father's death The first museum at Grave Creek Mound opened The town of New Cumberland was laid out by John Cuppy Peter Tarr died Sistersville was incorporated James Stephenson was first elected to the House of Delegates Artist James E. Taylor was born in Cincinnati
1905
A bridge at Williamstown was built Other events that happened on or around 1905 Charles Ambler received an M.A. in social sciences Waitman Barbe wrote The Study of Poetry Company constructed a three-story wooden hotel near the spring at Barger Springs Walter Barnes graduated from WVU Jesse Bloch married Jessie Thornton Moffat C&O absorbed the Hocking Valley Railroad William Edwin Chilton and others bought Charleston's electric streetcar system Oliver Chitwood received his Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins Coal & Coke Railway reached Clay Alston Dayton was appointed judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia Legislature created a four-member Board of Examiners to issue teaching certificates Charles Town Academy ceased Fenton Art Glass Company opened in Martins Ferry, Ohio Thaddeus Fowler returned to West Virginia The Frederick Hotel was built in downtown Huntington William Glasscock was appointed internal revenue collector for the District of West Virginia by President Theodore Roosevelt The C&O Greenbrier Division extension to Winterburn was completed The original Grimes Golden apple tree blew down Ella Holroyd entered the Cincinnati Conservatory Earnest T. Weir purchased the Jackson Iron & Tin Company tin mill at Clarksburg John Jay Jackson Jr. retired as judge Tommy Benford was born in Charleston Blanche Lazzell received an art degree from WVU St. George Orthodox Church of Charleston was established Howard B. Lee graduated from Marshall College (now University) Sarah Ann Legg went on trial for murder of Jay Legg Carnegie library was established in Parkersburg Oil and gas business began in Griffithsville The entire Little Kanawha River system was acquired by the federal government The electric streetcar service arrived in Mannington Martin Christensen invented the marble-making machine Frank McEnteer graduated from Harvard Engineering School Jim Sellers and J.W Grimm bought a brick-making machine The West Virginia Department of Mines was created Matewan opened its first hospital Margaret Montague published The Poet, Miss Kate, and I The West Virginia State Museum was founded The B&O Beaux Arts-style station in Wheeling was built John Nugent was elected president of the state Federation of Labor Pardee & Curtin Lumber Company expanded operations by buying a sawmill on Cherry River at Coal Siding. The Western Maryland Railroad arrived in Paw Paw A commercial department was added to Potomac State College The Virginian Railroad developed a shop and yards in Princeton. Teddy Roosevelt walked Eleanor Roosevelt down the aisle to marry FDR St. Joseph's Hospital opened a nursing school The Pope Dock Company built Sunny South The Morgan Museum began in Putnam County by Sidney Morgan The Sunrise mansion was built by William MacCorkle Ernest T. Weir founded Phillips Sheet & Tin Plate in Clarksburg The West Virginia Archives and History was created by legislature The West Virginia Central & Pittsburg(h) became part of the Western Maryland Railway Company The Historical Society ceased publication of The West Virginia Historical Magazine Quarterly The Historical Society collections were moved to the Capitol Annex West Virginia Wesleyan College awarded its first five degrees Albert White left office as governor The Elk River Coal & Lumber Company organized Timber in the Williams River watershed began being taken out by log train Williamson was incorporated Laura Jackson Arnold was named "Mother of the Regiment" by the 5th West Virginia Cavalry
1921
Williamstown was incorporated Other events that happened on or around 1921 Newton Diehl Baker served as a director of the Cleveland Trust Company and the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Walter Barnes became president of the West Virginia Education Association The Beckley Register began publishing twice a week Bluefield became the second city in the nation to adopt the city manager form of local government via charter International Nickel Company plant opened Blenko Glass established in Milton State Capitol Commission was created Louis W. Chappell received appointment in English Department at WVU Drs. Romie and W. F. Walker's stately home on Virginia Street in Charleston became the Mountain State Hospital The Viscose Company established a plant in Nitro West Virginia legislature enacted anti-lynching legislation The Game and Fish Commission was created by the legislature John W. Davis resigned as ambassador to England John W. Davis began law practice in New York Levi Dean became the 19th architect licensed under the West Virginia licensing law Dunbar was incorporated John Easton became VP of West Virginia State Federation of Labor Governor Morgan appointed first woman, Lenna Lowe Yost, to serve on the state Board of Education William H. "Teepi" Kendrick established and directed the first state 4-H camp in the U.S. at Jackson's Mill Fairmont High Level Bridge was open for traffic The Glen Rogers Mine opened as one of the state's largest Legislature expanded the state road commission to three members and classified all roads as state or county roads Howard Gore was hired by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop a plan for government marketing of livestock and livestock products Federal Highway Act directed each state to recommend for federal designation a connected road system Frank Keeny and 550 others were indicted for murder and treason after the Miners' March on Logan Harold Houston represented the UMWA leaders who were accused of treason during the Battle of Blair Mountain Interwoven Mills had opened branch plants in Hagerstown, Maryland, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania and Berkeley Springs Jackson's Mill became the location of West Virginia's state 4-H Camp Musa Kaleem was born Orlando Wright in Wheeling Herman Kump was elected mayor of Elkins Supreme Court ruling Ex parte Lavinder moderately tempered the power of the executive branch to use martial law Reported 99 out of 124 members of the West Virginia Legislature were Republicans Clarence Frey came to Logan County Ned Cline was born Joseph Long left the Huntington postmaster position Occupation of the present courthouse in Madison began Mannington was incorporated as a city Marshall College awarded its first baccalaureate degrees Walter Martens moved to West Virginia and opened an architecture practice in Charleston Louis Marx & Company acquired toy manufacturing facilities of its own John Matheus received an A.M. degree from Columbia Annie Brake of Valley Head began midwifery The Fairmont Electric Light and Power Plant changed its name to Monongahela Power and Railway Company Sawmill at Hominy Falls was moved to mouth of Deer Creek. The West Virginia Preparatory School (now Potomac State) became a junior college and began offering the first two years of the baccalaureate programs and certain vocational programs Funding for maternal and child health began in West Virginia Benjamin Rosenbloom began representing the First Congressional District The Franciscan Sisters of St. Francis Hospital in Charleston were recalled to New York Morris Shawkey became superintendent of Beaver Pond School District of Bluefield Spruce Knob was acquired by the U.S. Forest Service The West Virginia State Fair was founded by the Shorthorn Association as Greenbrier Valley Fair Greenbrier Valley Fair was first held State police helped defend Logan County in the Miner's March State Police field structure grew to four companies West Virginia replaced the corporate excise tax with a business gross receipts tax Clint Thomas joined the Lincoln Giants baseball team in New York T. C. Townsend was hired by the UMWA to defend miners and union leaders in the March on Logan W. W. Trent received an A.M from Columbia University St. Joseph's Hospital (Upshur County) was founded by the Pallottine Missionary Sisters Architect H. Rus Warne established a partnership of Warne, Tucker and Patterson was established The Watoga Land Association was organized Huntington expanded corporate limits into Wayne County Phil Conley began working with the American Constitutional Association The Engineering Experimental State was established at WVU The Schmulbach Building building was taken over by the Wheeling Steel Corporation Wheeling Steel began providing company housing for its coke plant workers The West Virginia Trades School became the New River State School (now WVU Institute of Technology) Cyrus H. Martin became president of New River State School (now WVU Institute of Technology) Lenna Yost represented the U.S. at international congresses against alcoholism in Switzerland Hack Wilson started his pro career playing for the Martinsburg Blue Sox
1974
The Tomlinson mansion was added to the National Register of Historic Places Other events that happened on or around 1974 The first annual Apple Butter Festival was held at Berkeley Springs State Park The Mountaineer Mall opened in Morgantown The Elkins newspaper building burned to the ground Jayne Anne Phillips graduated magna cum laude from WVU William Pierce co-founded the National Alliance A replica of Pricketts Fort was rebuilt Richard Freeland moved Rebel Records to Asbury in Greenbrier County Leonard Riggleman fought to prevent Morris Harvey College from being given to the state Rock Springs Park structures were sold to make way for a new road and Ohio River bridge. The B&O railroad tracks were removed in Rosbys Rock The St. Albans Archeological Site was placed on the National Register of Historic places Sam Snead left the Greenbrier for the Homestead Sites in Mingo, Logan and Wyoming counties were established for the southern West Virginia community and technical college Blaze Starr wrote an autobiography Sunrise mansion was added to the National Register of Historic Places Ewel Cornett assisted in reorganizing the Theatre West Virginia The Catholic Committee of Appalachia raised concerns regarding the economic and political inequalities A bronze casting of the "Lincoln Walks at Midnight" statue was made by Bernard Wiepper for the West Virginia capitol Twin Falls pioneer homestead completed A collection of Melville Davisson Post's stories were published in The Methods of Uncle Abner Congress abolished the Office of Economic Opportunity poverty agency Don West wrote O Mountaineers: A Collection of Poems The Folklore Society met at Fairmont State WVU at Parkersburg enrollment was at 5,149 students Baggage claim addition was built at Kanawha (Yeager) Airport Conchata Ferrell won the Drama Desk, Obie and Theatre World Best Actress Awards
1986
The Henderson Hall historic district was added to the National Register Other events that happened on or around 1986 Kathy Mattea's song "Walk the Way the Wind Blows" became her first major hit McCoy's Mill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places Congressman Alan Mollohan was appointed to the House Appropriations Committee Mount St. George was added to the National Register of Historic Places Regular national broadcasts of Mountain Stage began on National Public Radio Zebra mussels were introduced from Europe to the Great Lakes by commercial barge traffic Henry Payne was runner up for the Pulitzer Prize. The Peter Tarr furnace was partially restored. A new division was created within the PSC to provide assistance to public water and wastewater providers. Otis Rice became vice chairman of the Kanawha County Bicentennial Commission The Smoot Theater stopped serving as a movie theater The State Supreme Court ruled on Cook v. Heck's regarding the firing of workers United National Bank joined with Intermountain Bankshares and Kanawha Banking and Trust The Education Foundation changed its name to West Virginia Historical Education Foundation Pence Springs Resort property was purchased and renovated as a hotel Thomas W. Cole left as president of West Virginia State College (now University) Roomier pens making use of natural features were installed at the West Virginia State Wildlife Center at French Creek The West Virginia Turnpike accommodated about 5 million cars WVU Mountaineer Field football stadium expanded to 63,175 seats A master's degree in business administration was first offered at West Virginia Wesleyan College Rachael Worby became music director of Wheeling Symphony Robert C. Gillespie became president of West Virginia Institute of Technology Katherine Johnson retired from NASA Conchata Ferrell married Arnie Anderson, a sound mixer View Articles by Existing Key Dates or Specify Your Own Date Range |
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