Appalachian Electric Power provided electricity in 21 counties
Clyde Beale pardoned by Governor Patteson
Walter Barnes wrote The Teacher Speaks
West Virginia Conservation Commission constructed Baker Lake
The Berkeley Woolen Company closed its operations in Martinsburg
Pearl S. Buck founded the international adoption agency, Welcome House, based in Pennsylvania
Lew Burdette married Mary Ann Shelton
The state's first television station WSAZ-TV went on air
West Virginia chose electric chair over hanging for capital punishment
Northern cardinal became the state bird
William E. Davies published first full report on West Virginia caves
The beginnings of the Cedar Lakes Conference Center originated in an act of the legislature
B'nai Jacob congregation moved to new synagogue
Little Jimmy Dickens joined the Grand Ole Opry at WSM
Henry Hazelwood retired as principal
The Booth family sold the Dreamland to group of Huntington businessmen
Joanne Dru appeared in She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Bishop Strider announced his retirement
Forestlands of West Virginia covered 60 % of state
Major flood brought devastation to Grant County
Capt. Mary B. Greene, wife of Capt. Gordon Greene, died
Carroll High School in Hamlin was destroyed by fire
Alberta Pierson Hannum's book Roseanna McCoy was released as a motion picture
The Health Department shifted its emphasis from communicable diseases to chronic illnesses and other public health issues.
Cam Henderson resigned as the Marshall football coach
The Huntington Publishing Co. started WSAZ-TV Channel 3, first TV station in West Virginia and one of earliest in the country
The construction of Bluestone Dam on the New River was completed
Rush Holt changed his party affiliation from Democratic to Republican
William Flannery became speaker of the House of Delegates
Hayes Picklesimer succeeded John L. Dickinson as president of Kanawha Valley Bank
Kelly Axe and Tool Company changed its name to True Temper
Larry Richardson and Bob Osborne joined the Lonesome Pine Fiddlers
Clarence Meadows opened a law office in Charleston
Morgantown annexed Suncrest and Sabraton
West Virginia Mountain State Gospel Singers Corporation invited groups from Greenbrier and Fayette counties to participate in Nicholas County homecoming of Mount Nebo Gospel Sings
Marble King Factory moved to St. Marys
DuPont plant built at Washington Bottom
Alfred Knobler created the Pilgrim Glass Corporation
Mole Hill changed its name to Mountain
Jack Rollins wrote the lyrics to "Peter Cottontail"
Fred Schaus made All-American in basketball at WVU
Union Carbide developed its technical center above its South Charleston plant
Red Sovine began recording with MGM, Decca, and eventually Starday
Marshal played in the Tangerine Bowl
Buddy Starcher's "I'll Still Write Your Name in the Sand" became a hit
Weldon Cook and Robert Livingston Russell formed the Cook-Russell Theater Corp
The sugar maple became the state tree of West Virginia
The West Virginia State Police Academy began operation
Commercial television cable installation began operating at Piedmont and Cameron
The second USS Huntington was decommissioned after three tours to the Mediterranean
WAJR-AM in Morgantown became the flagship station for statewide network distribution of WVU football and basketball games
Land was donated to the state for the Watters Smith Memorial State Park
Wheeling Dollar Saving & Trust acquired National Exchange Bank
The State Education Association changed its name to the West Virginia Education Association
Riley Wilson became seriously ill at the inauguration of President Truman
Virginia Mae Brown became executive secretary of the West Virginia Judicial Council
Sam Jones signed with the Cleveland Indians
Elizabeth Harden married Virgil Gilmore, a future two-term Charleston city councilman
Toni Stone played for the San Francisco Sea Lions, then joined the New Orleans Creoles
