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Moundsville
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1771
Joseph, Samuel, and James Tomlinson established the first settlement at what is now Moundsville Other events that happened on or around 1771 Francis Asbury volunteered to come to America Margaret Agnew Blennerhassett was born in England John Yeager, George Strader and Simon Kenton camped near mouth of Elk River in what would become the city of Charleston Charles Clendenin settled in the Greenbrier Valley George Clendenin's family settled in the Greenbrier Valley Harmon Greathouse arrived in present Hancock County Jesse Hughes married Grace Tanner William Crawford made a survey for Washington in the Jackson County area Simon Kenton began hunting and trapping in the Kanawha Valley St. George's Chapel was constructed in Jefferson County
1798
Joseph Tomlinson laid out lots named Elizabethtown Other events that happened on or around 1798 A visitor to Wheeling described Moses Shepherd's new building Harman and Margaret Blennerhassett settled on Blennerhassett Island The Shrewsburys settled in the landt present Belle An industrial site was built at Harpers Ferry Samuel Hanway established the Fock Forge on Deckers Creek near Morgantown The Davis furnace was in operation in Monongalia County John Myers married Catherin Everhart Coal was discovered on the Pocatalico River Shepherdstown was named after Thomas Shepherd Robert Gorrell founded Middlebourne
1799
The first recorded school was established in Moundsville Other events that happened on or around 1799 William Beauchamp Sr was the earliest settlers in the Wirt County area Daniel Boone and his family moved to Missouri Meshach Browning married Mary McMullen Charles Washington died and was buried at Happy Retreat The U.S. Armory and Arsenal was established at Harpers Ferry The McComas family were the first whites to settle in Lincoln County John Marshall was elected to Congress The Little Kanawha Circuit of Methodists was formed The Berkeley Intelligencer was founded in Martinsburg Vienna failed in trying to become county seat of Wood County Wood County was formed and Newport was made the county seat William Richmond acquired a ten-acre tract on the New River at Sandstone Falls John Stuart wrote Memoir of Indian Wars and Other Occurrences
1826
School sessions were held regularly in Moundsville Other events that happened on or around 1826 Capt. William Jenkins moved to Green Bottom with his family Edward Brake Jackson died Jonathan Jackson died John Jeremiah Jacob gave his account of Dunmore's War Wheeling, Morgantown, Romney, Harpers Ferry, Lewisburg and Martinsburg had libraries Anne Royall wrote Sketches of History, Life, and Manners in the United States The first steamboat arrived in Morgantown Holly Grove was opened as a house of public entertainment The General Assembly changed end of Staunton Turnpike to be Parkersburg George Summers graduated from Ohio University
1830
Elizabethtown was incorporated Other events that happened on or around 1830 Burnsville founded Clay was first mined in Hancock County Contentment was built at Ansted Col. Stephen H. Long patented the Long truss system Philip Doddridge was reelected to Congress Horse-powered ferry was advertised in the Kanawha Register John Gallaher was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates Charleston had 750 people Anne Royall wrote Letters from Alabama The Methodist Protestant Church was created in West Virginia The South Branch Intelligencer was established in Romney John North sold his house to James Frazier Harry Ripley died at Mill Creek The 1829 Virginia Constitution left residents of the Trans-Allegheny dissatisfied George Summers was first elected to the General Assembly James Swan died in debtors prison in France Christian Newcomer died
1832
Moundsville was established on land by Simeon Purdy Other events that happened on or around 1832 John Augustine Washington II died, leaving Blakeley to John A. Washington III Allen Taylor Caperton married Harriet Echols Claude Crozet ended his service in Virginia Shrewsbury and Dickinson established the John Q. Dickinson salt furnace in Malden Charles Faulkner spoke publicly for the gradual elimination of slavery Wardensville was chartered in Hardy County Harrisville was chartered A fire destroyed most of the original interior wood trim of Holly Grove Capon Iron Works was built by James Sterrett The James River & Kanawha Turnpike was completed to the Ohio River A branch of the Bank of Virginia was chartered in the Kanawha Valley Charles James Faulkner gave his account of the boundary dispute between Maryland and Virginia The first Mormon missionaries entered Cabell County The first courthouse at Ripley was built The first post office in Ripley opened Lydia Shepherd married Daniel Cruger after her former husband's death James "Bad Jim" Vance was born Jacob Van Meter of Hardy County abandoned the vernacular tradition house with his house in the Greek Revival style John Augustine Washington died William Wirt was a presidential candidate of the Anti-Masonic Party
1836
The first courthouse in Elizabethtown (present Moundsville) was built Other events that happened on or around 1836 John D. Sutton gave one acre of ground for a public square in Sutton Monroe County discontinued the system Rebecca Davis family moved to Wheeling The Winchester & Potomac Railroad opened line to Virginius Island at Harpers Ferry The Virginia Geological Report noted the county's rich coal deposits Henry Clay Furnace was built on Clay Run The Henry Clay Furnace was built to supply pig iron to Ices Ferry Ironworks The city of Ravenswood was laid out Benjamin Kelley moved to Wheeling Joseph Martin produced the only gazetteer of Virginia before the state split Alexander Martin moved to Jefferson County, Ohio The first public building, a jail, was completed in present Moundsville A new building was authorized to be built in Wheeling for the Ohio County courthouse The C&O canal company began to carve through Sorrel Ridge Samuel Price moved to Wheeling and became prosecuting attorney for Braxton County. Anne Royall began publishing The Huntress newspaper Henry Ruffner became president of Washington College (now Washington and Lee University) William Chapman acquired a small steamboat to tow the Floating Theater upstream Braxton County was formed The United Brethren Virginia Conference sent Michael Moses to New Haven Wheeling was incorporated as a city The rear wing of Henderson Hall was built
1866
Work began on the West Virginia Penitentiary Other events that happened on or around 1866 David Hunter Strother's sketch of St. George's Chapel was published in "Personal Recollections of the War by a Virginian" in Harper's New Monthly Magazine
1866
Elizabethtown and Moundsville were consolidated under Moundsville Other events that happened on or around 1866 There were 250 churches in West Virginia Capt. John M. Burns established a sawmill at Burnsville Jefferson and Berkeley confirmed as West Virginia by U.S. Congress Henry Gassaway Davis received charter to build the West Virginia Central and Pittsburgh Railway Dickinson-Shrewsbury partnership dissolved by the courts after partners died Private school for black children, in Parkersburg, was converted to a public school J. N. Boyd began publication of Vedette in Fairmont Three men were hanged on the "hanging tree" at Fort Boreman Freedmen's Bureau began operation in West Virginia Grantsville was laid out Grant County was formed from Hardy County Morris Harvey and brother-in-law received a land grant from West Virginia of 1,000 acres on the west side of New River The Radical-dominated legislature enacted the Voters' Registration Law John Joseph Kain was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Richmond The Buckhannon home of George Latham was purchased A new shop complex was built in Martinsburg, with roundhouse Free schools were established in Moundsville The multiflora rose was introduced to the eastern U.S. as rootstock for ornamental roses The North Bend superintendent's residence was built by Christopher Douglas Samuel Price became a director of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad. George Lemon died Sumner School became West Virginia's earliest black public school H.M. Calhoun was born Samuel W. Starks was born in Charleston Sumner School became a part of the segregated public school system Ceredo was incorporated The West Virginia Central & Pittsburg Railway was chartered under the name of the Potomac & Piedmont Coal & Railroad Company Archibald Campbell left the Wheeling Intelligencer William H. Davis became a teacher for Malden’s Black children
1876
The second courthouse in Elizabethtown was built Other events that happened on or around 1876 Booker T. Washington graduated from Hampton Normal Institute in Virginia and returned to teach Sunday school at the African Zion Baptist Church Edward Willis moved the Broaddus Female College (now part of Alderson Broaddus University) to Clarksburg Cumberland Valley Railroad reached Martinsburg Joseph Beury left Quinnimont Benjamin C. Criswell won the Congressional Medal of Honor at the Battle of Little Big Horn James Putney died Henry Koontz died and Easton Roller Mill was taken over by the Anderson family The Grange had 378 lodges and 10,700 members in West Virginia Jedediah Hotchkiss' Virginia: A Geographical and Political Summary was published for the Virginia legislature The impeachment trial of John Burdett in the Senate removed him from office of Treasurer Maurice Sullivan sold his land atop Irish Mountain to J. J. Kane for a church and cemetery Jackson's Mill was sold outside the Jackson family after the death of Catherin Jackson White Kudzu was first introduced in the U.S. at Philadelphia trade exposition as an ornamental George Wesley Atkinson wrote The History of Kanawha County George Wesley Atkinson wrote The History of Kanawha County The new Berkeley Hotel opened in Martinsburg John McGraw received a law degree at Yale University The New Dominion was established by Julian Fleming and William Jacos New Cumberland's first newspaper, The Independent began publication Samuel Price unsuccessfully ran for U.S. Senate. Daniel Purinton married Florence A. Lyon. William MacCorkle came to West Virginia to teach in Pocahontas County. Nathan Scott became the president of Central Glass Company Robert Simmons was a delegate to the Republican national convention The Wheeling firm, Wheeling Centre Tannery, became known as J. G. Hoffman and Sons Alexander Wade held his first exams A cabin built by "Uncle Doc" Smith replaced the original Watters Smith cabin in southern Harrison County Originally called "New Hall," Woodburn Hall was completed at WVU I.C. White began working for the Pennsylvania Geological Survey
1955
The Night of the Hunter was adapted to film Other events that happened on or around 1955 167th moved to Martinsburg Huntington's Memorial Field House hosted the state boys basketball tournament Bluestone State Park joined state park system Clarksburg constructed Buffalo Lake Legislature considered declaring TV cable companies to be public utilities subject to regulation by Public Service Commission Sutton Dam completed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Cedar Creek State Park joined state park system Petersburg fish hatchery noticed different color trout in hatchery's rainbow trout Judge Ben Moore ruled against racial discrimination at Sky Chief Restaurant at Kanawha (now Yeager) Airport The black bear became the state animal Croatian Cultural Club founded in Benwood Mutation of normal-colored rainbow trout was discovered Lester Hayes Jr. caught a 52.5 inch, 43 pound muskie in the Elk River Gunner Gatski earned All-Pro honors in football Elizabeth Hallanan became a member of the State Board of Education Storer College was closed William Hoffman wrote his first novel, The Trumpet Unblown All institutions of higher learning in West Virginia except Glenville State had enrolled African-American students Coach Cam Henderson left Marshall College (now University) Bernard McDonough bought the O. Ames Company in Parkersburg Logan County surpassed McDowell County as the leading coal producing county in the nation Mildred Mitchell-Bateman was invited to return to Lakin State Hospital after leaving to further studies Green Bank was chosen for the National Radio Astronomy Observatory Pardee & Curtin built the first all-electric single-band sawmill in the state at Curtin, Webster County. Otis Rice served as president of the West Virginia Historical Society Leonard Riggleman became the Charleston Gazette's West Virginia Man of the Year West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission adopted its current name West Virginia State and Bluefield State integrated the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Sumner School closed after the Brown v. Board of Education decision William P. Tams retired Theatre West Virginia was founded as the West Virginia Historical Drama Association Morris Harvey College (now University of Charleston) built its first dormitory The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations combined as AFL-CIO Billy Edd Wheeler received a B.A. in English from Berea College Lawrence R. McHugh, S.J. became president of Wheeling College (now Wheeling University) George Wolfe was discharged from the army The 130th Troop Carrier Squadron (130th Airlift Squadron) was formed The West Virginia Lobotomy Project ended The Sugar Grove site was selected for a radio telescope Tunney Hunsaker moved to Fayetteville
1971
The film Fools' Parade premiered at the Court Theater in Wheeling
1995
The Moundsville State Penitentiary closed Other events that happened on or around 1995 Legislature changed the name of Huntington State Hospital to Huntington Hospital Ravenswood Aluminum Corporation became part of Century Aluminum June Kilgore was honored with the Distinguished West Virginian award by Governor Gaston Caperton Keith Mailard wrote Hazard Zones Melvin Lentz chopped a 13-inch horizontal yellow poplar in 18.85 seconds and a 12-inch yellow poplar vertical block in 15.97 seconds Andy Davis began working in antique style with solid core, diachronic, and mica-flake designs glass marbles Randy Moss was chosen West Virginia high school football player of the year The Woodlands Institute changed its name to Mountain Institute The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence was revived in Project Phoenix State Parks administration was returned to Natural Resources from the Division of Tourism Donald Rasmussen was named "Civil Libertarian of the Year" by the West Virginia Civil Liberties Union.
2000
Moundsville had a population of 9,978 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 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 Winfield population was 1,858 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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