Land Ownership

William Haymond surveyed streets and lots

Zackquill Morgan became the proprietor of an "ordinary" (Tavern or inn)

Zackquill Morgan had Morgantown surveyed on his land

The recorded owner of Organ cave was John Gardner

John McCue planted churches in Lewisburg, Union, and Spring Creek.

The British accepted Virginia's claim to the Ohio Valley territory in the Treaty of Paris, which ends the Revolutionary War

The Tomlinson family returned to the Grave Creek area

John Thornton Augustine Washington was born

Grimes Golden apple discovered on farm of Thomas Grimes, Fowlersville

Aaron Burr parlayed western sectional discontent into a military expedition into the southwest

Harman Blennerhassett accepted Aaron Burr's invitation to join his expedition to the Southwest

Margaret Blennerhassett returned from Philadelphia with the smallpox vaccination

The Salt Sulphur Springs were discovered

Dreamland pool began operation by the city of Kenova

Cartoonist Irvin Dugan donated a collection of 500 originals to Marshall University

Ruins of commercial wine production were acquired by Dunbar, to establish Wine Cellar Park

East River Mountain Tunnel was constructed

Fairmont State Community and Technical College was established

Patrick Gainer wrote the "Music" chapter in B. B. Maurer's Mountain Heritage

"Catfish" Gray was featured in Appalshop documentary film, Catfish: Man of the Woods

The first Great Bend Tunnel was closed

Senators Randolph and Byrd initiated the legislation that expanded Harpers Ferry National Historic Park's boundary to 2,000 acres

Holly Grove was added to the National Register of Historic Places

Hot Rod Hundley became a radio announcer for the NBA's Utah Jazz

West Virginia's municipal courts were left unchanged in the Judicial Reform Amendment

John Knowles wrote Spreading Fires

Lakin State Hospital changed name to Lakin Hospital by an act of the legislature

The League of Women Voters began including male membership

The West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine was established at the former Greenbrier Military School

Congress designated Mail Pouch signs as National Historic Landmarks

Marshall University began an era of unprecedented growth

Arnold Miller negotiated the national coal contract with an improved health care plan

Augusta acquired and hosted by Davis & Elkins College

First bald eagle nest documented in West Virginia

West Virginia Baptist Historical Society occupied a vault and adjoining room of the West Virginia Baptist Conference Center at Ripley

Governor Rockefeller converted old Morris Harvey College buildings in Barboursville into state's first and only veterans home

President Jerold O. Dugger ended the football program at Bluefield State College (now University)

Jennings Boyd retired from coaching

Braxton County Memorial Hospital opened

Operation of the Bretz Coke Ovens in Preston County ended

Charleston National created bank holding company, Centurion Bancorp

Rabbi Samuel Cooper retired from B'nai Jacob

Richard Currey published his first short story

Daniel Boone Hotel was closed

Hazel Dickens released Hard Hitting Songs for Hard Hit People

Henry Louis Gates received the MacArthur Fellowship or the "genius award"

The Glen Ferris Inn was sold to Elkem Corporation

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service fenced the entrance sink of Hellhole Cavern to prohibit unauthorized entry

Homer Hickam went to work for NASA at Marshall Space Flight Center

The Preservation Alliance of West Virginia was founded

An experimental liming device was installed on Laurel Run to neutralize the stream's acidity

Jeff Hostetler transferred from Penn State to WVU

Jennings Randolph Lake and Dam was completed

John Knowles wrote Peace Breaks Out

Richard Virship stopped making chairs and put the Linger Chair Factory up for sale

Comprehensive state gazetteers were published by the U.S. Geological Survey

M. Blane Michael joined Jackson & Kelly law firm