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Mar 11, 1848
A bill was passed by the General Assembly to form Putnam County from portions of Kanawha, Mason, and Cabell
1849
Winfield was laid out Other events that happened on or around 1849 Alfred Beckley was appointed a militia general The Buffalo Academy was founded Alexander Campbell elected president of the American Christian Missionary Society Baltimore investors built Mountain House at Capon Springs First national convention of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) denomination General Assembly authorized development of plans for improvements to make Coal River more navigable John Gallaher was named auditor for the U.S. Treasury by President Zachary Taylor Guyandotte was officially incorporated City of New Cumberland received its charter from Virginia Frank Hereford moved to California where he practiced law John Jay Jackson Jr. served as prosecuting attorney of Ritchie County Cummins Jackson died in California John Jacob obtained a B.A. from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania The first Jewish community established a religious congregation in Wheeling William C. Kelly was born Construction on the B&O line Kingwood Tunnel began George Latham moved to Taylor County The Guyandotte Navigation Company was incorporated by the state of Virginia The National Hotel was built in Martinsburg Randolph McCoy married his cousin Sarah McCoy Alexander Creel bought back land he had previously sold and established the city of St. Marys Samuel Price was reelected to the House of Delegates. William Miller died Lydia Shepherd denied that Betty Zane made the famous gunpowder run to save Fort Henry, claiming it was Molly Scott Patrick Donahue was born The Wheeling tannery was founded by John G. Hoffman Work began on the Weston & Gauley Bridge Turnpike Wheeling had free public schools A brick courthouse was completed at Winfield
Oct 26, 1864
A skirmish in the streets of Winfield led to the death of Capt. Philip Thurmond Other events that happened on or around October 26, 1864 Capt. Philip Thurmond was killed in action at Winfield
1868
Winfield was incorporated Other events that happened on or around 1868 Schools for black children were being built in 18 communities in West Virginia A construction bid for Clarksburg School, an elementary black school, was accepted A springhouse was built at Barger Springs (Summers County) Jacob Blair was appointed minister to Costa Rica The new Harpers Ferry bridge was completed Thayer sold Ceredo to mortgage holder, Charles B. Hoard Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad was created Gen. William C. Wickham became president of the C&O Railroad The state purchased the institution now known as Fairmont State University Vedette changed name to the West Virginian Freedmen's Bureau ceased operation in West Virginia President Grant appointed Nathan Goff Jr. U.S. district attorney for West Virginia Catherine Jackson White purchased Jackson's Mill John Kenna finished his studies at St. Vincents Academy in Wheeling Lincoln County's borders changed The Agricultural College of West Virginia was renamed West Virginia University at the recommendation of Alexander Martin Dr. H. Stieren of St. Louis established a bromine factory in Mason County The Grand Army of the Republic established Decoration Day, predecessor to Memorial Day The legislature created two public school districts in Morgantown, white and black Anna Maria Jarvis organized Mothers' Friendship Day celebration The steamboat Mountain Boy was built on the Monongahela River at Brownsville, Pennsylvania All refineries except one founded by Johnson Newlon Camden closed due to his partnership with Standard Oil Trust George Peterkin graduated from the Theological Seminary of Virginia. Drilling for oil and gas began in Roane County William Rosecrans served as minister to Mexico John Cunningham acquired the Phillip R. Thompson property, which he had incorporated and named Kanawha City Senator Peter Van Winkle cast the next-to-last vote and only Republican vote that saved President Andrew Johnson from being removed on impeachment charges Fred E. Brooks was born Reported 200 patients were being cared for at Weston State Hospital
1898
The courthouse at Winfield was destroyed in a windstorm Other events that happened on or around 1898 Strother Hotel burned down at Berkeley Springs City Hospital preceded Camden-Clark on Wells Avenue Roy Bird Cook family moved to Weston Phoebia G. Moore became first woman to study at WVU Medical School Fred, A. B., and Maurice Brooks began annual naturalist trips Mack Day married Charlotte June Milam Herman Johnson took over the Inter-Mountain at Elkins West Virginia was first in the nation in oil production Homer Laughlin retired and moved to California John D. Rockefeller entered the natural gas business in West Virginia when Standard Oil formed Hope Natural Gas Company The first lock system was completed on the Kanawha River Dependable steamboat schedules established on the Kanawha River Blanche Lazzell received a diploma from West Virginia conference Seminary Mannington was wired for electricity Hu Maxwell wrote a history of Randolph County The Mount Carbon Prehistoric Site was documented by Dr. John P. Hales for the West Virginia Historical and Antiquarian Society West Virginia's oil production passed that of Pennsylvania William Nelson Page began directing the building of the Virginian Railway Pardee & Curtin purchased a band sawmill at Elizabeth. Mountain State Business College was founded Andrew Rowan was chosen as the carrier for President Wm. McKinley's message to Cuba Nathan Scott was elected to the U.S. Senate The courthouse in Summersville was completed Wm. Trevey and father began a photography studio in Glen Jean The Historical Society suggested the state construct a fireproof building The two national guard regiments were merged into one for the Spanish-American War
1900
The second courthouse at Winfield was built Other events that happened on or around 1900 West Virginia had 100,000 farms on 8.9 million acres Charles Ambler served as sheriff of Pleasants County for two years B&O added the Monongahela River Railroad (Fairmont to Clarksburg) There were 600 Baptist churches in West Virginia Raleigh County Republicans launched the Raleigh Herald Berkeley County population was 19,469 First women on the Bethany College board of trustees Jesse Bloch entered the family Bloch Brothers Tobacco Company Alonzo Brooks completed a business course at West Virginia Wesleyan College Capon Springs developer William H. Sale died Cass was founded by West Virginia Pulp & Paper Company West Virginia Pulp & Paper built paper mill at Covington, Virginia The Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O) completed its Greenbrier Division into Pocahontas County to harvest red spruce on Cheat and Back Allegheny mountains Moses Donnally sold the Charleston Gazette Davis Child Shelter, an orphanage, was established in Charleston First sewer lines were installed in Clarksburg Coal production had doubled Little evidence of the Coal River locks and dams remained West Virginia chapter of the Colonial Dames of America was organized Only remnant populations of deer and turkey were noted West Virginia's median age was below national average at 20.3 Doddridge County population was 13,689 William Edwards wrote a book on the authorship of Shakespeare's plays Fairmont Times was first published by Gen. C. L. Smith and O. S. McKinney Thaddeus Fowler returned to West Virginia Garnet High School was founded with a class of 12 black students Howard Gore graduated from WVU with a degree in agriculture Harrison County held a population of 27,690 Nancy Hart and husband Joshua Douglas settled in Webster County Morris Harvey founded the Fayette National Bank William "Coin" Harvey moved to Arkansas to begin building a retreat and vacation resort The population of Helvetia reached 500 people The first time the word "hillbilly" was used in print, in a New York newspaper Reported 1,062 native Hungarians in West Virginia Water power began being used for the production of electricity in West Virginia, at Kanawha Falls Census reported 2,458 Indians living in West Virginia There were 18 farms of the settlers on the Irish Tract Jackson County's population rose to 19,000 Don Redman was born in Piedmont The Kanawha Falls were augmented by a low dam Oil and natural gas in high quantities was found in Lewis County Cousin Abe Lilly received a law degree from the Southern Normal University, Tennessee Railroad replaces streams as the chief means of transporting logs to sawmills The Benwood Ironworks grew into a large steel mills James Miller ceased to be Summers County prosecuting attorney James Miller ran unsuccessfully for state auditor Steam and electric fans made larger mines possible The completion of the C&O Railway's Greenbrier Division to Marlinton put the Minnehaha Springs within reach of travelers Fairmont's first electric streetcar line built Morgantown population was at 1,895 The Morgantown Glass Works began production A developer began selling oceanfront lots for $25 in Myrtle Beach The anticlinal theory of oil and gas was applied along Sand Fork of the Little Kanawha The Toledo & Ohio Central gained control of the Kanawha & Michigan and the Kanawha & West Virginia Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad began purchasing the N&W stock E.M. Carney purchased the Pence Springs property Kanawha County had the largest population with 54,696 residents. The largest city in the state was Wheeling with a population of 38,878. The Lilly family began ownership of the Ruffner Hotel St. Joseph's Hospital was founded by Patrick J. Donahue Samuel and Violet Bryant got their first jobs on showboats James H. Brown's obelisk was erected at Spring Hill Cemetery Interurban railway operations began in Huntington Tyler County's oil and gas boom peaked Wayne County population was at 23,619 Wings were added to Woodburn Hall at WVU Weston had municipal water plant, sanitary and storm sewer systems and brick paved streets West Virginia Pulp & Paper began constructing a sawmill in Cass A nursing school was founded at Wheeling Hospital The Collins Colliery company store burned Matthew Whittico moved to Keystone Buffalo, elk, gray wolf and passenger pigeon had all disappeared from West Virginia Wirt County's population peaked at 10,284 Carter G. Woodson became principal of Douglass High School The first record of the ballad "The Wreck on the C&O" came out
1926
The road through Winfield was paved Other events that happened on or around 1926 There was a total of 64 African Methodist Episcopal churches and 2,298 members Harry R. Wyllie purchased the Allegheny Lodge for use as a private estate American Gas & Electric Power Company consolidated a dozen smaller companies including Appalachian Power Dr. Maggie Ballard graduated from the University of Maryland School of Medicine The backers of the Beckley Post bought the Raleigh Herald, naming it the Post-Herald "Billy Richardson's Last Ride" was written by Carson J. Robinson Chear River dam, built to generate electricity, was completed Start of the new DuPont plant at Belle Earl Core joined biology department at WVU Hallie Elkins made gift of Halliehurst to Davis & Elkins College New campus developed surrounding the Elkins mansion Wehrle B. Geary and A. W. Cox merged resources to begin building Fairmont Times moved to the building of West Virginian Donald R. Gaudineer became district ranger for the Greenbrier Ranger District of Monongahela National Forest Governor's Mansion added servant quarters above the garage The High Gate mansion was sold to the Sisters of St Joseph after the death of J. E. Watson The Lovett family sold the Hilltop House in Harpers Ferry to Fred McGee The Hinton News building was constructed by H. C. Ogden The House of Delegates impeached Auditor John C. Bond Milton Humphreys published a Civil War memoir, Military Operations 1861-1863 The Kanawha route became part of the transcontinental Midland Trial highway The Louis Glass company was established John Matheus's short story "Swamp Moccasin" won first prize in the Crisis magazine short story contest Additions were built at the Mount St. George mansion in Wellsburg Karl Myers compiled a poetry collection, The Quick Years Wheeling accepted Waddington Farm and renamed it Oglebay Park The Nurses Residence was built at City Hospital Training School for Nurses in Wheeling to house the large classes of nurses The mill, shops, and Shay locomotives at Curtin were moved to Bergoo. Potomac State was accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. The Sunset News began publication in Bluefield Ada "Bricktop" Smith opened a Paris club called the Music Box The Smoot Theater was built by the Smoot Amusement Company Spring Hill Cemetery acquired large tracts from the Wehrle and Jefferies farms Weirton Steel contracted for the construction of a continuous sheet steel mill P. D. Strausbaugh initiated a summer field course called botanical expedition at WVU The Wellsburg, Bethany & Washington Railroad streetcar line ceased operation The First Regiment was designated as the 201st Infantry A first tower was built in Watoga State Park The Webster Springs Hotel was destroyed by fire Paul Wissmach died Hack Wilson started playing for the Chicago Cubs
1928
A devastating fire destroyed one of the main blocks in the town of Winfield Other events that happened on or around 1928 Phoeba Parsons married and stopped playing banjo The St. Marys factory making buttons from river mussel shells closed The state built the first public campground in Seneca State Forest The first state tree nursery was established at Seneca State Forest Meadow River Lumber Company of Rainelle, built Meriluco, a cottage on the State Fair Grounds Wheeling Steel completed work on its strip mill The Tri-City Traction streetcar line was built between Princeton and Bluefield Festus Summers became professor of history and political science at Morris Harvey College, now University of Charleston West Virginia property tax revenue was at $52 million Charles W. Ferguson II became circuit judge Paul N. Elbin became an English professor at West Liberty The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra first met at the home of Eleanor Caldwell Patty Willis exhibited her work at the Society of International Artists in New York WSAZ moved to 580kHz T. G. Nutter represented a group of African-American plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the Charleston Public Library
1931
A new bank in Winfield failed Other events that happened on or around 1931 The school changed its name to Fairmont State Teachers College, now Fairmont State University Fairmont newspaper's Sunday edition became the Times West Virginian Susanne Fisher sang small parts at Berlin State Opera Alberta Pierson Hannum wrote her first novel, Thursday April Hazel Atlas corporate headquarters located in Wheeling The Department of Public Assistance replaced the Board of Children's Guardians Harold Houston aided C. Frank Keeny with the organization of the West Virginia Mine Workers Union and the West Virginia Labor Party The West Virginia immigration commissioner's position was discontinued Charlie Cline was born M. Marsh and Son rented more than 40 cigar-making machines The Concrete Steel Bridge Company was forced into bankruptcy and liquidated West Virginia apple production peaked at 12 million bushels County banks failed WHIS Bluefield broadcast the murder trial of Minnie Stull. Leonard Riggleman was elected president of Morris Harvey College, now University of Charleston The Valley River Railroad closed Ada "Bricktop" Smith opened a larger Bricktop's club Boyd Stutler co-wrote a textbook on West Virginia History Festus Summers left Morris Harvey College, now University of Charleston Welch Hospital No. One became Welch Emergency Hospital Wiley Post and Harold Gatty stopped at Wertz Field West Virginia Yesterday and Today was copyrighted by Phil Conley Roy McCuskey became president of West Virginia Wesleyan College George Smith began serving as WWVA program director New River State School became New River State College, now WVU Institute of Technology WWVA received network affiliation John Zontini rushed for 865 yards as a freshman at Marshall College Vernon Johnson became Collector of Internal Revenue for West Virginia Toni Stone's family moved to Minnesota
1936
The Winfield locks and dam were constructed on the Kanawha River Other events that happened on or around 1936 The Home Rule Amendment provided that municipalities may adopt their own charters, consistent with state law Homer Laughlin China Company introduced Fiestaware The tradition of annual homecomings was initiated at Job's Temple Three new locks and roller-type dams replaced the old system on the Kanawha River Tom Kromer got married Ray Goins was born Joseph Long became the president of Huntington Chamber of Commerce Minnie Lowther wrote Blennerhassett Island in Romance and Tragedy Redress was restricted due to a court decision State Route 2 was completed as an important north-south highway Mason School of Music and Fine Arts changed its name to Mason College of Music and Fine Arts William L. "Billy" Mitchell died Katherine and Ralh E. Fisher took over the Moorefield Weekly Examiner's management Mountain lion tracks in vicinity of Kennison Mountain were reported by workers from the National Museum of Natural History Hedrick Hall was built The Mountain honorary society selected the first official buckskin-clad Mountaineer from the WVU student body Standard Oil closed its Parkersburg refinery William Revercomb served as chairman of the State Judicial Convention Ruth Bryan Owen married Borge Rohde The Alley Agate Manufacturing Company began making glass marbles and dishes in St. Marys The last effort to operate Salt Sulphur Springs resort ended The Dry Fork railroad line ended Hubert Skidmore published I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes State Police field structure grew to four companies The Highway Safety Bureau and Forensic Chemistry Laboratory were added to the State Police FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover cited the West Virginia State Police as one of the nation's four leading law enforcement agencies Boyd Stutler began managing editor of the American Legion magazine The Sunrise mansion and adjoining mansion were sold by Wm. MacCorkle's heirs There were 158 houses for 750 people at Tygart Valley Homesteads The AFL suspended from its membership the unions that affiliated with the CIO H. C. Ogden merged the News with the Register to form the Wheeling News-Register "Game breeding ground areas" within the Monongahela National Forest were established The magazine Wonderful West Virginia started as the West Virginia Conservation Bulletin Federal investigation occurred for charges of political interference with the WPA
1957
The Winfield bridge was completed Other events that happened on or around 1957 Emile Hodel became editor of the Beckley Post-Herald Michael Benedum built the Bridgeport Civic Center Reorganization transferred state mental health and penal institutions to Department of Mental Health and the Commissioner of Public Institutions Weirton Steel purchased Browns Island for $40,000 S. Maude Kaemmerling willed 3,135 acres of land in Canaan Valley to West Virginia for recreational use FMC developed new source of brine at Bens Run City National Bank opened its doors under President Donald Shonk Bishop mine explodes again Jim Comstock founded the weekly West Virginia Hillbilly Deer restocking program ended Roy Bird Cook received the Award of Merit from the West Virginia Library Association Little Jimmy Dickens left the Grand Ole Opry Irvin Dugan retired as newspaper artist Donald Duncan's sons took over the Duncan Yo-Yo Company Fairfax Stone dedicated as state historic monument and became state park Gunner Gatski played football one year for Detroit The Knights of the South Branch was organized to revive medieval jousting Roy Lee Harmon wrote Unto the Hills Logan High School and its field house and athletic fields were constructed on Hatfield Island Ken Hechler moved to West Virginia to teach at Marshall College (now University) The first interstate highway construction contract in the state was awarded on I-64 for a bridge across a road in Cabell County Jean Lee Latham was awarded the Boys' Clubs of America Junior Book Award for Trail Blazer of the Seas The McClains were approached by WVU professors who feared that early West Virginia histories would be lost if not reprinted Kyle McCormick wrote The Story of Mercer County John Norman served on the aircraft carrier Saratoga A group from West Virginia and Ohio purchased land to establish a college with an independent board of trustees, now Ohio Valley University Marbon Chemical is built The announcement of plans to merge the Pennsylvania Railroad and the New York Central System was made Filippo Colasessano's son began selling pepperoni rolls in his Fairmont lunch spot The Division of Disease Control began a statewide polio vaccination program The Kanawha River bridge was opened in Winfield Red Ribble stopped photographing southern West Virginia Otis Rice began teaching at West Virginia Institute of Technology The Wm. M. Ritter Lumber Company company stores were sold The Wm. M. Ritter Lumber Company coal reserves were leased to the Island Creek Coal Company Jay Rockefeller went to the International Christian University in Tokyo Shenandoah Downs purchased land north of Charles Town Race Track for night harness racing WVU Rod Hundley became All-American in basketball Jim Sprouse began practicing law Beckley radio station WAJR increased to 5,000 watts Ernest T. Weir died The last high school basketball was played under the African-American West Virginia Athletic Union Benjamin Starks founded the Beacon Journal in Charleston The Federation of Labor and Industrial Union Council agreed to combine as the West Virginia Labor Federation, AFL-CIO West Virginia State College lost its federal land-grant status Stanley H. Martin became president of West Virginia Wesleyan College The Whipple mine shut down and the company store closed WSAZ radio switched affiliation to NBC
1998
The modern courthouse at Winfield was completed Other events that happened on or around 1998 Robert W. Stephens Jr. became president of Ohio Valley College (now University) Blind Alfred Reed's complete recordings appeared on compact disc on the Document label. Chris Sarandon cited the influence of WVU Professor Patrick Ward Gainer David Selby received the first Life Achievement Award from WVU's Creative Arts College Michael Smith's song "Friends" was named the number-one song of all time by Christian music magazine, CCM Management of Spring Hill Cemetery was placed in the hands of a board of commissioners "Troop" designations replaced former companies in reorganization of State Police Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel, Weirton Steel and steel unions lobbied to curb imports Stone & Thomas was sold to the Elder-Beerman Company The Huntington Tobacco Warehouse closed its doors Tobacco lawsuit was settled with $1.8 billion in 25 years The Universalist Meeting House in Marshall County congregation disbanded WesBanco acquired the Hunter Insurance Agency The name was changed from the Charleston Symphony Orchestra to the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra The Doc Williams Country Store in Wheeling closed Basketball player Vicky Bullett helped a Brazilian team win a league championship in 1998. Fayette Station Bridge was renamed the Tunney Hunsaker Bridge
2000
Winfield population was 1,858 Other events that happened on or around 2000 Ceredo had 1,675 residents Charleston population fell to 53,421 Clay Foundation assets at $67 million Reported 44 chapters of the state society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Northern Panhandle and southeastern part of the state had highest median ages Eastern Panhandle and southwestern part of the state had lowest median ages Doddridge population reached 7,403 Dunbar had a population of 8,154 Charleston ranked 167th out of 318 Metropolitan Statistical Areas West Virginia's official poverty rate sat at 17.9% Elizabeth's population was 994 Fairmont had population of 19,097 People 65+ represented 15.3% of population in West Virginia Follansbee's population reported at 3,115 Forestlands of West Virginia reported at 78% of states' area Franklin population reported at 797 Grafton population stood at 2,489 Population of Grant County rose to 11,299 Greenbrier County had a population of 34,453 people Reported population of 32,667 in Hancock County Hardy County reported a population of 12,669 Harpers Ferry was reported with a population of 307 Harrisville held a population of 1,842 The U.S. Census reported the state's population at 1,808,350 The population of Hurricane was reported at 5,222 Census reported 3,606 Indians living in West Virginia Jackson County's population was 28,000 Ripley's population stood at 3,263 Ravenswood's population stood at 4,301 Kanawha County population was the largest in the state at 200,073 Kenova population remained the largest in Wayne County at 3,485 Keyser's population was 5,303 Keystone's population had fallen to 453 City of Logan population was 1,630 Logan County population reported at 37,710 Population of Madison was 2,677 Mannington population was 2,124 Reported 142,728 manufactured homes in West Virginia West Virginia had the third-highest home-ownership rates in the U.S. at 75.2% Marion County population stood at 56,598 Population of Marlinton was 1,204 Marshall County's population was 35,519 Martinsburg population was 75,905 The population of Mason county was 25,957 Census reported African-Americans were 11.9% of McDowell's population Population of McDowell County was 27,329 West Virginia had the country's highest median age at 38.9 years Mercer County population was 62,980 Reported 125,336 members of 1,341 United Methodist churches in West Virginia Middlebourne's population was 870 Milton's population was 2,206 Monongalia County had a population of 81,866 Monroe county had a population of 14,583 Morgan County had a population of 14,943 Morgantown population was 26,809 Moundsville had a population of 9,978 Population of New Cumberland was 1,099 Nicholas County had a population of 26,562 Census reports 141,060 people living in the Northern Panhandle Oak Hill population was 7,589 Population of Ohio County was 47,427 Eleven Orthodox Christian churches were listed in a church survey with 4,310 adherents Paden City's population was 2,860 Parkersburg's population was 33,099 The population of Paw Paw was 524 Franklin had 797 residents The population of Petersburg was 2,423 The population of Philippi was 2,870 Piedmont's population was 1,014 The population of Pineville was 715 The population of Pleasants County was 7,514 The population of Pocahontas County was 9,131 Richwood had a population of 2,477 Ritchie County's population was 10,343 Roane County population was 15,446 Reported 100,000 Catholics in West Virginia Romney had a population of 1,940 The population of St. Albans was 11,567 St. Marys population was at 2,017 Reported 3,060 second homes in Pocahontas County Shinnston's population was 2,295 South Charleston had a population of 13,390 Spencer had a population of 2,352 Sternwheel Regatta festivities were scaled back to an extended weekend Hinton's population was 2,880 Summersville population was 3,294 Sutton had a population 1,011 Taylor County population was 16,089 Tucker County population was 7,321 Union had a population of 548 Upshur County population was 23,404 Vienna had a population of 10.861 Wayne had a population of 1,105 Wayne County population was 42, 903 Webster County population was 9,719 Webster Springs had a population of 808 Weirton population was 20,411 Welch population was 2,683 Wellsburg population was 2,891 West Union had a population of 806 Weston's population was 4,317 Westover had a population of 3,941 Wetzel County had a population of 17,693 Wheeling population was 31,419 Population of White Sulphur Springs was 2,315 Williamson population was 3,414 Wirt County had a population of 5,873 Wood County had a population of 87,986 View Articles by Existing Key Dates or Specify Your Own Date Range |
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