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1910
Signs bearing "Chew Mail Pouch Tobacco, Treat yourself to the Best" began appearing Other events that happened on or around 1910 Appalachian Power Company began Daniel Willard became president of B&O Mannington, Fairmont, Clarksburg, and Grafton baseball teams formed the Class D West Virginia League Charleston entered professional baseball Beckley population rose to 2,161 Bluefield's population exceeded 10,000 U.S. Supreme Court established boundary between Preston County, West Virginia and Garrett County, Maryland Pearl Buck returned to the U.S. after living in China Pine Run School was built Annie G. Packette raised $50,000 to construct Charleston Opera House Charleston Mail sold to Samuel Dixon Men including John W. Davis published the Culpeper Exponent U.S. Bureau of Mines created after the Fairmont disaster of 1907 West Virginia coke production peaked at 4,217,381 tons Justus Collins opened Winding Gulf mine Danske Dandridge wrote Historic Shepherdstown Levi Dean began practicing architecture in Charleston The first deer hunting season was established West Virginia's approximate deer population was 1,000 Thurmond accounted for almost 20% of all revenue generated on C&O Railway Isaac Morris sold Easton Roller Mill to William Ley West Virginia schools had fallen behind national averages West Virginia had only 12 fully accredited high schools The Department of Education increased to five divisions Golden era of glass production ended Aretas Fleming pushed to establish the U.S. Bureau of Mines A. B. Brooks compiled a report on West Virginia forests Thaddeus Fowler returned to West Virginia Number of farms in West Virginia stood at 97,000 Glass factory employment totaled 7,500 workers The Meadow River Lumber Company was organized in Rainelle The C&O purchased the Greenbrier Resort and developed it into a major destination Rimfire Hamrick opened a jewelry, watch repair, and gunsmith shop in Webster Springs The High Gate mansion was built for James Edwin Watson Census reported 5,939 Hungarians in West Virginia Census showed 17 Irish families and 82 person occupying Irish Mountain Reported 17,000 Italian immigrants in West Virginia McDowell County reported the most Italian immigrants in West Virginia with 2,300 City of Ranson was established Reported most of the Kelly Axe Company's grinders were natives of Poland or Russia Harley Kilgore graduated from Mannington High School Sarah Ann Legg appealed her case for murder of Jay Legg and was acquitted of all charges Lincoln County had a population of 20,491 Akro Agate was founded in Ohio Marlinton had a tannery, two banks, two newspapers, 20 stores, a hospital, opera house, fire department, school, water system, & electric power Marlinton Opera House was built by J. C. Tilton John Matheus graduated from Western Reserve University (Case Western Reserve) in Cleveland, Ohio The original sawmill of the Meadow River Lumber Company was built The McKendree and Welch hospitals opened affiliated nursing schools Morgantown population rose to 9,150 Howard Sloan organized the first enduring work of the Church of the Nazarene in West Virginia The New York Central gained control of the Toledo & Ohio Central Niagara Movement failed to meet The O. Ames company arrived in Parkersburg 37 of the state's 55 counties were completely dry or allowed the prohibition of the sale of liquor under local option laws. The C&O and Virginian railroads had penetrated every section of Raleigh County A factory making buttons from river mussel shell opened in St. Marys Nathan Scott lost the Republican nomination The Raine brothers established the Meadow River Lumber Company Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes ruled that the Swan lands had been forfeited to the state because taxes had not been paid Thurmond had a population of 315 The B&O railroad penetrated the Trough Tucker County population peaked at 18,675 U.S. Coal & Coke built 12 individual company towns at Gary The steamboat Virginia went aground on a falling Ohio River and ended up in a cornfield at Ravenswood The Meyercord-Carter Company reorganized as the Vitrolite Company The Greenbrier, Cheat & Elk Railroad was incorporated T. Edward Hill joined the McDowell Times Ohio Valley Glass became Paul Wissmach Glass Company
1969
Bloch Brothers Tobacco Company stopped painting new barn signs Other events that happened on or around 1969 Colors antique gold, turf green (avocado) mango red and original red were introduced in fiestaware Francis Ford Coppola filmed The Rain People Davis Grubb published Fools' Parade The Overseas National Airway acquired the Greene Line packet service Alberta Pierson Hannum wrote memoir, Look Back with Love: A Recollection of the Blue Ridge Logan Grade School was constructed on Hatfield Island The federal government recognized pneumoconiosis, black lung, as an occupational disease William Hoffman wrote The Dark Mountains Legislature enacted a new Municipal Code that modernized regulation of cities and towns Ivor Boiarsky helped pass a reorganization of the higher education system Island Creek Coal Company was sold to Armand Hammer of Occidental Petroleum Company John Knowles wrote Phineas: Six Stories Howard B. Lee wrote Bloodletting in Appalachia Maryat Lee published Four Men and a Monster State legislation was passed to allow the Library Commission to make direct grants for operating expenses to libraries complying with its administrative rules James G. Linger sold the Linger Chair factory to the Upshur County Chair and Craft Cooperative Hobert Skidmore died Jack Maurice became editor-in-chief of the Charleston Daily Mail The Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College began as a branch of Marshall University Greasy Neale was inducted into the National Football League Hall of Fame Treasure Mountain Festival was inaugurated The U.S. Navy began operating a major communications center at Sugar Grove An 18-hole golf course opened at Pipestem Resort State Park Public television stations began broadcasting The American Public Health Association conferred its Presidential Award on Donald Rasmussen for exceptional service in the fight against black lung The nursing school at St. Joseph's Hospital in Parkersburg closed A new dormitory was completed at the state police academy A P.E. Building was built at Morris Harvey College (now University of Charleston) Adjutant General Department estimated West Virginia suffered an estimated 2.75 death rate per 10,000 citizens due to the Vietnam War WCHS-FM went on the air Robert B. Erwin was name director of the West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey West Virginia Pulp & Paper Company changed its name to Westvaco Harness racing at Wheeling Downs resumed The Luther Elkins Petroglyph was studied Warren McGraw was elected to the House of Delegates Frankie Yankovic was one of the first two people inducted into the International Polka Association Hall Of Fame in Chicago Virginia Mae Brown was named chairman of the ICC, the first woman to head an independent administrative agency of the federal government Nick Saban graduated from Monongah High School Clyde Ware's first novel, The Innocents was published
1974
Congress designated Mail Pouch signs as National Historic Landmarks Other events that happened on or around 1974 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 Tom Miller series in the Herald-Advertiser discussed concentrated and absentee land ownership The League of Women Voters began including male membership The West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine was established at the former Greenbrier Military School Marshall University began an era of unprecedented growth Arnold Miller negotiated the national coal contract with an improved health care plan
1976
Harley Warrick painted a Mail Pouch sign in the State Museum Other events that happened on or around 1976 A craft sales shop was established at the Culture Center in Charleston Ruth Ann Musick published Coffin Hollow It was discovered that Friars Hole Cave connected with Snedegars Cave Glade Creek Mill was dedicated Excavation at Grave Creek Mound by the West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey identified a moat surrounding the mound K. K. Hall granted injunctions against a wildcat coal strike The Raleigh Register and Post-Herald of Beckley were sold to Clay Communications Recorded 26 instant libraries serving the residents of West Virginia Corridor E (now I-68) was completed as part of the Appalachian Development Highway system Kanawha Valley Bank moved into the new One Valley Square building Logan County began production of the drama, The Aracoma Story Three new justices were seated on the five-member court after the general election Kathy Mattea entered WVU Irene McKinney published her first book of poems, The Girl with the Stone in Her Lap New Mennonite Congregation started in Monroe County The Midwives Alliance of West Virginia was founded Alan Mollohan married Barbara Whiting Morgan Morgan's log house was restored by the Berkeley County Historical Society The Morgantown Dominion Post began publishing once a day Two cougars were captured in Pocahontas County The Greenbrier Historical Society moved its museum from the city library to the North House Breece D'J Pancake entered the creative writing program at University of Virginia Jayne Anne Phillips enrolled in the University of Iowa's Writers Workshop A stone was dedicated in Lewisburg to honor Dick Pointer's heroism Pricketts Fort State Park opened during the 1976 Bicentennial Elinor Horwitz wrote Contemporary Folk Artists Otis Rice became book review editor of West Virginia History Soupy Sales hosted ABC's Junior Almost Anything Goes Chris Sarandon was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar and a Best Acting Debut Golden Globe Award for Dog Day Afternoon Red Sovine wrote the song "Teddy Bear" Anne Spencer's Lynchburg home was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The West Virginia State Farm Museum was started by Walden Roush The Stifel family deeded the Edemar estate to Oglebay Institute for a fine arts center Boyd Stutler's John Brown materials were acquired by the State Archives The Ohio Valley Unitarian Universalist Congregation was chartered by the Unitarian Universalist Association Control of the WAJR company was transferred to the Greer family heirs Uncle Homer Walker performed at the Smithsonian Institution Festival of American Folklife Charles W. Ferguson II died WesBanco became a bank holding company The Archives and History moved to the Culture Center The West Virginia Department of Culture and History was created by legislature Jim Comstock first tried to sell the West Virginia Hillbilly newspaper Wheeling Downs began dog racing The WVSSAC reestablished the girls state basketball tournament The Graham House was added to the National Register of Historic Places Barry Vance moved permanently to West Virginia John Chambers went to work for IBM John McKay became coach of Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1992
Mail Pouch Tobacco stopped painting signs Other events that happened on or around 1992 U.S. 48 redesignated as I-68 Study concluded a $23 million plan for a lodge, cottages, and a golf course Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital added a Medical Office in Parkersburg Robert L. Smith retired as Charleston Gazette publisher Key Centurion Bancshares purchased by Bank One Roy Clarkson retired as professor emeritus at WVU Clover Archeological Site was added to the National Register of Historic Places Jim Comstock sold the West Virginia Hillbilly to Sandy McCauley Stephen Coonts was inducted into the WVU Academy of Distinguished Alumni Drover's Inn was placed on the National Register of Historic Places L. A. Puopolo directed The Turning Ruel Foster co-wrote with Bob Conner Buck: A Life Sketch of James H. Harless Denise Giardina published The Unquiet Earth Denise Giardina published The Unquiet Earth Little Sleepy Glenn was inducted into the WVU Sports Hall of Fame Charles James III moved the James Produce Company to California Pickney Benedict published Wrecking Yard Ellie Mannette arrived in Morgantown The William Penn Association closed the Mount St. George facility MTR Gaming Group purchased the Chester track and named it Mountaineer Park View Articles by Existing Key Dates or Specify Your Own Date Range |
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