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1790
The Potowmac Guardian,and Berkeley Advertiser, West Virginia's first newspaper, was issued in Shepherdstown
1797
The Impartial Observer was founded in Shepherdstown Other events that happened on or around 1797 Jesse Bennet, wife, and daughter moved to Mason County Buffington purchased the island, now Buffington Island Elisha Brooks built the first salt furnace in the Charleston area Book issued in Shepherdstown by P. Rootes and C. Blagrove William Clendenin moved his family to Mason County George Clendenin died in Marietta, Ohio Salt furnaces in Kanawha County began Jesse Bennet and family moved to Point Pleasant Patrick Gass family located in Brooke County The General Assembly created Brooke County from northern Ohio County William Parson and Samuel Tanner settled in the Jackson County area John J. Allen was born Elisha Brooks built his salt furnace on land from Joseph Ruffner Simon Kenton lost his wife in a fire Pleasants County saw its first permanent settlers. Anne Newport married William Royall Lewis Ruffner was born Walter Newman built a tavern at Point Pleasant The William Little family settled Littleton Wheeling became the county seat of Ohio County Oceana was established
1799
The Berkeley Intelligencer was founded in Martinsburg 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 first recorded school was established in Moundsville 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
1804
The Monongalia Gazette was founded in Morgantown Other events that happened on or around 1804 Bank of Virginia at Richmond incorporated Jesse Bennet was influential in the formation of Mason County Jesse Bennet was appointed major of the Mason County militia Buckongahelas signed the Vincennes Treaty Aaron Burr killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel William Clendenin helped form Mason County The Lee Cabin was built by Henry "Lighthorse Harry" Lee Aaron Burr made Blennerhassett Island a rendezvous point for his expedition south
1807
The Wheeling Repository was established Other events that happened on or around 1807 Aaron Burr and accomplice Harman Blennerhassett were arrested Alexander Campbell's father, Thomas Campbell, migrated to Washington, Pennsylvania Patrick Gass published his journals from the Lewis and Clark expedition Felix Grundy resigned from the Kentucky Supreme Court Thomas Harris moved his family to Harrisville Joseph Johnson acquired additional acreage on Simpson Creek Kingwood was settled Bishop James Madison's maps appeared William Parsons built the first road between Clarksburg and Point Pleasant Thomas Harris moved westward from Clarksburg The Halcyon Church declined Levi Shinn died Johann Stifel was born James Caldwell land in West Union (Doddridge County) was sold, and settled by Nathan, William, and Joseph Davis Alexander Henderson exposed the treasonous plans of Aaron Burr and Harman Blennerhassett
1810
The Bye-Stander was established in Clarksburg Other events that happened on or around 1810 First recorded permanent settler, Phillip Starcher of present Calhoun County Virginia established a "Literary Fund" for support of education The General Assembly recognized the new village of Guyandotte The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld David Hunter's claim to 739 acres of the former Fairfax lands Newport was rechartered and named Parkersburg after Captain Parker. John Webster bought the property of John Bunnell and built the Old Stone House, in present Pennsboro, Ritchie County Thomas Buffington was instrumental in founding the town of Guyandotte Berkeley County had a water-powered textile industry Methodists organized their first church in Upshur County The Old Stone House at Belle was built by Samuel Shrewsbury The William Clark House was built The Potomac River flooded
1814
The Charlestown Gazette was established in Wellsburg Other events that happened on or around 1814 Barboursville was designated the county seat of Cabell County Indian trail extended to Barboursville Dr. Eli Herman Moore was born in Brooke County Joel Shrewsbury and William Dickinson Sr. moved their salt business to the Kanawha Salines (Malden) Linsly Institute in Wheeling was founded The second complete publication of account from Lewis & Clark expedition published since Patrick Gass's in 1807 Felix Grundy resigned from Congress Joseph Johnson marched his company north to Norfolk The first glass plant in West Virginia was built in Wellsburg The Summers family moved to Walnut Grove Tyler County was created
1820
The Western Star began in Weston Other events that happened on or around 1820 Blakeley was constructed by John A. Washington II Bushrod Corbin Washington built Claymont Court Reported 53 slaves lived and worked at Green Bottom Population of Greenbrier County was 7,340 inhabitants John H. Hall began working on interchangeable parts for breechloading rifle at Hall's Rifle Works Virginia authorized the James River Company to undertake canal project Steamboats became reliable enough to negotiate the shoals in the Kanawha River Steamboats became reliable enough to negotiate the shoals in the Kanawha Simon Kenton was imprisoned for bad debts in Kentucky The population of Mason County was 4,868 The Union Academy of Monroe County was established to teach a classical education The Kanawha Spectator was founded in Charleston Wilson Cary Nicholas died The North House was built by John A. North in Lewisburg Settlement in Oak Hill began A stone bathing house was built at Salt Sulphur Springs The Shannondale Springs resort opened Summersville was established A brick courthouse for Monroe County was built
1823
The Palladium of Virginia and the Pacific Monitor was founded in Lewisburg Other events that happened on or around 1823 Alfred Beckley graduated from West Point Claude Crozet appointed state engineer of Virginia John Jay Jackson Sr resigned his commission as a member of Andrew Jackson's staff during the Seminole War Daniel Lamb's family moved to Wheeling The preliminary survey of Staunton Turnpike was made by Col. Claudius Crozet James Subblefield acquired the Virginius Island property Betty Zane died
1830
The South Branch Intelligencer was established in Romney 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 Elizabethtown was incorporated 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
1844
The Spirit of Jeffersonnewspaper began in Charles Town Other events that happened on or around 1844 Samuel Black was ordained a deacon Jacob Blair was admitted to the bar Wills De Hass acquired the Grave Creek tablet and skull when the Grave Creek Mound Museum closed The first courthouse of Ritchie County was built The Methodists split Weston's first church building was erected The Methodist Episcopal Church, South, was created in present West Virginia Four dams were built upstream from Pittsburgh on the Monongahela Philippi was chartered. The city of Smithville was planned The first post office in Roane County was established in Walton John C. Calhoun visited the Salt Sulphur Springs Cedar Grove was built Pruntytown became the county seat of Taylor County Laura Jackson married Jonathon Arnold and settled in Beverly
1850
A reported 21 weeklies and 3 dailies were published in English or German in West Virginia Other events that happened on or around 1850 1,500 slaves owned by salt barons or rented from owners worked in the Kanawha County salt works Lemuel Chenoweth had finished many bridges on Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike Wills De Hass transferred the Grave Creek tablet and skull to the Smithsonian Martin Delany finished medical school at Harvard Medical College Fugitive Slave Act was passed Western Virginia had 1,300 primary schools Map showed Davidson's Ferry near mouth of Elk River and Goshorn's Ferry crossing the Kanawha River The first courthouse was completed in Glenville The First Baptist Church was organized in Greenville Census reported three slaves in Hancock County Nancy Hart and family were living in Boone County The Virginia Constitutional Convention made changes that addressed the political sources of western discontent Alexander Campbell supported the Fugitive Slave Law but felt runaway slaves should be provided food, shelter and clothing The Paw Paw Tunnel opened on the C&O Canal Reported number of slaves in Jefferson County was 3,960, 27% of the population Mother Jones and family arrived in Boston The new edition of A History of the Valley of Virginia was published Malden had several hotels, a bank and saloons Trustees offered Marshall Univ. to the Western Virginia Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South The C&O Canal was built to Cumberland There were 200 residents at Federal Hill Henry Ruffner stopped participating in the emancipation movement in Louisville The last bridges were made on the Staunton Turnpike George Summers was a member of the Constitutional Convention A large seam of bituminous coal was found on Paint Creek Parts of Fayette County were taken to create Raleigh County The Beall-Air Mansion was built by Lewis William Washington Wheeling had a hospital Waitman Willey was a delegate to the VirginiaConstitutional Convention West Virginia had 20,527 slaves
1852
The Wheeling Intelligencer was established Other events that happened on or around 1852 The congregation of the African Zion Baptist Church formally organized for the black community of Malden. Lemuel Chenoweth designed and built Philippi's covered bridge. Buckhannon was chartered Archibald Campbell graduated from Bethany College James Watson organized the Montana Mining Company Martin Delany published The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, And Destiny of the Colored People of the United States William Edwards opened his first coal mines on Paint Creek Thomas Moore Jackson was born Jacob Jackson was admitted to the bar Anna Maria Reeves married Granville E. Jarvis George Smith Patton graduated the Virginia Military Institute La Belle Ironworks was founded Robert E. Lee became superintendent of West Point Weston's first bank opened its doors Thomas Lake Harris and James L. Scott jointly led the Mountain Cove Spiritualist community The Ritchie Mines was discovered by Frederick Lemon Shinnston was chartered as a town by the General Assembly David Strother contributed 20 illustrations to John Pendleton Kennedy's Swallow Barn: A Sojourn in the Old Dominion George Summers was elected circuit judge of Kanawha County Grafton emerged as a city A major flood hit Virginius Island James O Watson joined with Francis H. Pierpont to open a mine in Fairmont Wheeling had a library The Wheeling Intelligencer began The Potomac River flooded The Shenandoah River flooded
1857
The Ceredo Crescent was established Other events that happened on or around 1857 The town of Ceredo founded by Northern abolitionist, Eli Thayer John Floyd was appointed U.S. Secretary of War B&O Railroad improved transportation in Harrison County The Northwestern Virginia Railroad opened from Grafton to Parkersburg Albert Jenkins became a U.S. Congressman Henry Mathews began practicing law in Lewisburg John McCausland graduated from Virginia Military Institute The Northwestern Virginia Railroad built a station where Oil Spring Run flows into Goose Creek George Summers and wife purchased the Glenwood estate in Charleston A large building and five cottages were built at Sweet Springs Traveller was born The Virginia Conference approved he creation of the United Brethren Parkersburg Conference Peter Van Winkle served as the president of the Northwestern Virginia Railroad Academy Hall was built for West Liberty The Gauley Bridge opened for traffic The old Grafton House was built
1862
The Point Pleasant Register was founded as a weekly Other events that happened on or around 1862 Jacob Blair and his two congressional colleagues met at the White House to discuss West Virginia admission into the Union with President Lincoln President Lincoln decided in favor of statehood George Imboden rose to the rank of colonel and took command of the of the 18th Virginia Calvary The first school for black children, Sumner School, opened in Parkersburg. Confederate General Stonewall Jackson based his forces in Berkeley Springs during his attack on Hancock, Maryland Congress enacted the Morrill Act Belle Boyd carried news of Union plans to Stonewall Jackson during the Shenandoah Valley campaign John Carlile turned against statehood, which he had favored John Echols served in the Kanawha Valley John Hale served as a surgeon in the Civil War A Natural gas well was first drilled in Hancock County Nancy Hart was captured a second time as a rebel spy in Summersville Collis P. Huntington persuaded Congress to designate the Central Pacific as the western half of the transcontinental railroad Stonewall Jackson led a successful campaign in the Shenandoah Valley Albert Jenkins was elected to the First Confederate Congress Jacob Cox and men were driven out of the Kanawha Valley by Confederate advance led by Brig. Gen William W. Loring U.S. troops were maneuvering from Western Virginia toward Tennessee Joseph Lightburn was ordered to Charleston City of Logan was occupied and burned by Union forces under Col. Edward Siber Company 1, 12th Regiment, West Virginia Volunteer Infantry was organized in New Cumberland John Nugent was born in Wales Federal troops occupied Raleigh County. The Confederate Thurmond's Parisan Rangers raided in Fayette, Greenbrier and Monroe counties Peter Van Winkle represented Wood County in Constitutional Convention The Reorganized Government of Virginia added $40,000 for Weston State Hospital
1863
Reported 250 newspapers had been established Other events that happened on or around 1863 The first West Virginia legislature proposed to educate "free colored children," the proposal was left unfunded. The decision to have Attorney General elected by popular vote was made B&O Railroad's management influenced people to support West Virginia statehood Union troops shelled the town of Beckley, killing a little girl Virginia's land and water boundaries given to West Virginia Civil War skirmish at Bulltown Historic Area River pirate John Lockwood arrest and tried for murder Rutherford B. Hayes and William McKinley were commissioned first lieutenants at Camp Piatt Melodrama East Lynne written West Virginia experimented with New England modified township system West Virginia constitution established public free school system William Edwards opened mines at Coalburg West Virginia's first election was conducted Stephen Elkins left the army Constitution stated that the "executive department shall consist of a governor, secretary of state, superintendent of free schools, auditor, treasurer and attorney general." Construction of Fort Boreman began Frederick County citizens voted not to become part of West Virginia John Hale organized the Bank of the West Harrison County was first in West Virginia in the production of beef cattle Devil Anse Hatfield deserted the regular Virginia infantry in the Civil War The state constitution stated that Delegates of the House of Delegates served one-year terms Chester Hubbard became a member of the first West Virginia senate John Jay Jackson Sr supported the move for the creation of a separate state but opposed the abolition of slavery Mudwall Jackson led troops against Union Gen. Thomas Harris The presence of the B&O influenced the decision to include Jefferson County in the new state The state constitution adopted Virginia common law and statutes as the law of West Virginia Daniel Lamb was a member of the first West Virginia legislature West Virginia state government resumed the project for Weston Hospital The Marshall College property was sold at public auction to Salina Hite Mason The Methodist Church claimed the largest number of congregation in West Virginia Editors changed their mastheads to reflect the name of the new state Hiram Clay first settled in what is know Pineville. Samuel Price was elected lieutenant governor of Confederate Virginia. Beckley was bombarded by federal artillery. The first period of Republican dominance began Mrs. Henry Woods wrote East Lynne The first free school opened in Ripley Lewis Ruffner was appointed a major general of militia for West Virginia Nathan Scott enlisted in the Union army in Ohio The Supreme Court of Appeals sat at Wheeling with three justices Thurmond's Rangers became 44th Virginia Cavalry Battalion Campbell Tarr became West Virginia's first state treasurer The repayment to the state of Virginia was included in the West Virginia constitution Legislature gave official sanction to teachers organization All turnpikes in West Virginia were turned over to the counties through which they ran The name was changed to West Virginia Hospital for the Insane Kellian Whaley was reelected to Congress from West Virginia Confederate forces reoccupied Lewisburg Waitman Willey began serving as U.S. Senator from West Virginia Wirt County was divided into 7 districts Fort Boreman was constructed in Wood County
1870
The capital was moved from Wheeling to Charleston Other events that happened on or around 1870 Celebration staged in Parkersburg after ratification of the 15th Amendment Railroad magnate Collis P. Huntington located the western terminus of Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad in present Huntington Cheat River declared a public highway Claymont Court mansion (Jefferson County) was advertised for sale by Bushrod Corbin Washington's grandson Henry Gassaway Davis helped lead the Democrats in for their control over the state Marmaduke Dent received B.A from WVU Joseph Diss Debar produced The West Virginia Hand-Book and Immigrant's Guide Alexander Donaghho came to Parkersburg Fayetteville population jumped to 6,647 Thaddeus Mortimer Fowler began his map-making trips Camp Straton United Confederate Veterans began controlling Logan County polices German immigration increased during the Franco-Prussian War John Hale started the first steam ferry at Charleston John Hale was a leader in having the state capital moved to Charleston Literary Hall was built in Romney The West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind was established in Romney John Henry began working as a steel driver during the construction of the Big Bend (Great Bend) Tunnel The state was reported to have 2,270 schools Investment in manufacturing began increasing Immigrants from Switzerland settled in the area of Holly River George Imboden moved to Fayette County Jacob Jackson became Wood County's prosecuting attorney A proposed waterway between Tidewater Virginia and Rocky Mountains was proposed to Congress by Waitman T. Willey Henry Clay Dickinson became president of Kanawha Valley Bank James Kay arrived in Charleston John Kenna was admitted to the bar Crosscut saws replaced the ax as the preferred tool for felling trees Marshall College added a new brick addition at the west end of the existing building John Nuttall bought coal lands on New River The Flick Amendment was introduced Petersburg became the county seat of Grant County Henry Ragland moved to Wayne County. Alexander Reynolds began serving in Egypt Literary Hall was built by the Literary Society in Romney Cecil Clay of Philadelphia began timber purchases in Greenbrier Valley William Stevenson was defeated for second term as governor There were 178 tanneries in West Virginia The Daily Sentinel became the Taylor County newspaper The town of Volcano was founded Wayne County population was at 7,852 WesBanco was founded as German Bank Legislature voted for additional buildings at Weston State Hospital The Potomac River flooded The Shenandoah River flooded
1875
The capital was moved from Charleston to Wheeling Other events that happened on or around 1875 The name of the Winchester Female Institute was changed to Broaddus Female College (now part of Alderson Broaddus University) Johnson Camden and his partners quietly sold to Rockefeller's Standard Oil Marmaduke Dent was admitted to the bar Stephen Elkins married Hallie Davis Elkins Aretas Fleming left the House of Delegates Remains from the Foreman party were transferred to Mount Roase Cemetery Oil was first struck in Glenville The Grange had 20,000 lodges and 800,000 members in the country The Lewisburg Academy reopened after closing during the Civil War Courthouse in Hamlin was constructed The Pennsboro & Harrisville Railroad was built The House of Delegates impeached Treasurer John Burdett The American Ancient Order of Hibernians started a division in Wheeling Harriet Jones graduated from the Women's Medical College of Baltimore Other mills were destroyed by floods on the Jug of the Middle Island Creek James Kay married Julia Ballintyne Wheeling became known as the Nail City because of La Belle Ironworks The legislature was required to met biennially President Alexander Martin left WVU A bill providing for better ventilation in the mines had been first introduced in legislature The Morrow family moved to Pittsburgh Johnson Newlon Camden joined John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Trust The Sentinel was founded as the Parkersburg Weekly Sentinel by Robert Hornor. Reported 14 baptisms at St. John's Chapel The first band sawmill began operation in West Virginia Nathan Scott moved to Wheeling Alexander Wade was elected Monongalia County school superintendent Booker T. Washington graduated from Hampton Institute Cassville was chartered Ernest T. Weir was born I.C. White earned a masters degree at WVU Woodlawn Cemetery began as a private family burial ground
1885
The capital moved permanently back to Charleston aboard the Chesapeake and Belle Prince Other events that happened on or around 1885 Parents of Walter Aegerter, Gottfried and Marianna Dubach Aegerter, moved to Helvetia Sumner School in Parkersburg added high school courses to its curriculum for black students. Annie Bartlett married Leonidas Bartlett Belle Boyd married her third husband Nathaniel High Flat Top Coal Company established its headquarters in Bramwell The state song "The West Virginia Hills" written by Ellen Ruddell was put to music by Henry Everett Engle The Hale House burned down in Charleston The move of the capital to Charleston occurred Jacob Beeson Jackson left office as governor of West Virginia Frances Benjamin Johnston ended her studies in Paris at the Academie Julian One of the state's earliest telephone systems was installed in Weston John H. Lilly planted two or three oak trees that are still standing today John McGraw left as Taylor County prosecuting attorney The Berkeley Castle was built as a summer cottage The former state capital was used for the Ohio County Courthouse Ohio Valley Trades and Labor Assembly moved its offices to Wheeling Christopher Payne established the West Virginia Enterprise. A new owner resumed mining at Ritchie Mines The Ruffner Hotel was built in Charleston The "West Virginia Mission" was organized under the Ohio conference Morris Shawkey entered business college I.C. White wrote an article in Science asserting his rediscovery of the anticlinal theory in the location of oil and gas Woodlawn was incorporated as a public cemetery
1896
The South Branch Intelligencer merged with the Hampshire Review Other events that happened on or around 1896 Thomas Anshutz painted Steamboat on the Ohio B&O Railroad only hauled four percent of Tidewater-bound soft coal Elk River Coal & Lumber Company began buying land in West Virginia George Sturdevant and John W. Johnson purchased the factory at Brush Creek Falls in Mercer County Michael Benedum married Sarah Lantz "Athens" name of new post office and village William Coley founded the Parsons Advocate newspaper John William Davis began teaching law at Washington & Lee Democrats slipped into minority status in West Virginia According to legend, underground Elk (River) was formed when a hole opened in the stream bed and simply swallowed the river Thaddeus Fowler first visited West Virginia Edward Bates Franzheim designed the Vance Memorial Presbyterian Church in Wheeling The Trinity United Methodist Church was organized in Glenville Grantsville was incorporated The H.K. Bedford began Pittsburgh-Charleston service William Jennings Bryan was defeated as free silver presidential candidate Hamilton Hatter became the first principal of Bluefield Colored Institute (Bluefield State College) Homer Laughlin incorporated as Homer Laughlin and Company The original Seneca Glass Company building was built William Leigh painted his portrait of Sophie H. Colston The Moundsville Daily Echo became a daily publication Louis Marx was born John McGraw first served as a member of the Democratic National Committee James Miller served as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention The Seneca Glass Company moved from Ohio to Morgantown Lawrence Nuttall and C. F. Millspaugh published Flora of West Virginia Melville Davisson Post's short story collection The Strange Schemes of Randolph Mason made him immensely popular. The second period of Republican dominance began Telephone switchboards were installed at Morgantown The Webster Springs Hotel was built Agnes Westbrook Morrison was admitted to the bar WVU hires its first full-time coach Matthew Whittico graduated from Lincoln University in Pennsylvania Matewan challenged Williamson as county seat of Mingo County Carter Woodson graduated from Douglass High School Hurry-up Yost played tackle on the WVU football team The Shenandoah River flooded
1912
Reported 223 different newspapers were publishing in West Virginia Other events that happened on or around 1912 J. A. Viquesney and H. M. Lockridge organized the Allegheny Sportsmen's Association Baldwin-Felts Agency attempted to end the Paint Creek-Cabin Creek strike Olgebay Hall, now Kirkpatrick Hall, added as a wing at Bethany College John Bishop published poem "To a Woodland Pool" in Harpers Weekly Alonzo Brooks received a B.A. in agriculture from WVU The Bull Moose Special armed train began operation Union Bank building finished in Clarksburg William Conley ran unsuccessfully for congressional 2nd district William Dawson embraced Theodore Roosevelt's Bull Moose presidential candidacy Diamond Shoe became the Diamond Shoe and Garment Co., later Diamond Department Store Samuel Dixon was purged from the New River Company by management from outside Clarence W. Alvord and Lee Bidgood concluded that the Batts and Fallam group only traveled to Peters Falls U.S. Supreme Court confirmed North Branch as Potomac main stream Fairmont State began adopting college curriculum The Golden Delicious Apple was discovered by Anderson Mullins in Clay County A Gasoline engine was placed in Howell's Gristmill Rimfire Hamrick was appointed Webster County game and fish warden Record floods hit Hardy County The state called troops to mining strikes Charles Hodel established himself in Beckley as editor and general manager of the Raleigh Register Holidays Cove incorporated Harold Houston returned to Charleston A large Celtic cross was erected in Coalburg by William S. Edwards to honor the Irish mine workers Thomas Moore Jackson died Hubert "Bumps" Myers was born in Clarksburg Regular services at Job's Temple were suspended Mother Jones returned to West Virginia to aid union miners on Paint Creek and Cabin Creek Dr. George A. MacQueen took over the lease and changed Barber Sanatorium to Barber Sanatorium and Hospital A new double-track tunnel at Kingwood Tunnel was opened High school at Jane Lew was constructed Luna Park was built by J. B. Crowley in Charleston I. T. Mann was a candidate for the U.S. Senate The Apollo Theater was built in Martinsburg Harry F. Bryd sold the Martinsburg Journal to Max von Schlegell Louis Marx began working for Ferdinand Strauss John McGraw was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention John McGraw's Bank of Grafton failed Prohibitionist John McWhorter served as chairman of the West Virginia Ratification Federation John Raine became president of the Meadow River Lumber Company The Minnehaha Springs Improvement Company was formed The Minter Lumber Company was founded by William E. Minter The Monongahela Railroad was completed to Pittsburgh Margaret Montague published Linda Matthew M. Neely left the office of clerk of House of Delegates Ohio Valley Trades and Labor Assembly supported Eugene V. Debs for president Ogden's company had acquired the Parkersburg Daily Sentinel Ida Reed published her autobiography My Life Story The Pallottine Missionary Sisters came to West Virginia William MacCorkle became active in the Salvation Army Edward Stifel built Edemar mansion The Charleston Interurban Railroad was built to St. Albans The Huntington tobacco warehouse opened T. C. Townsend was elected as Kanawha County's prosecuting attorney Pittsburgh's flood commission called for a dam on the Tygart Miners Hospital No. One changed its name to Welch Hospital No. One The College of Physicians and Surgeons became an independent program at WVU WVU had 46,500 books in the library Carter Woodson received a doctorate at Harvard Tibbs Run Reservoir began providing water to city of Morgantown
1916
The Point Pleasant Register became a daily Other events that happened on or around 1916 Kanawha Park was built in Charleston for baseball Kanawha Park was built for baseball Beckley street paving began Newton Diehl Baker was appointed Secretary of War by President Wilson John T. Harris produced the first volume of the West Virginia Blue Book Izetta Brown took over management of Preston County farm and established modern dairy operation after husband's death Elk River Coal & Lumber Company built a sawmill at Swandale Col. E. G. Via bought the Camden Park George Carter moved to Coalwood The first fire towers were erected Fairmont High School class wrote Marion County in the Making Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company located one of its main plants in Clarksburg Letter from former Governor MacCorkle to state archivist Henry S. Green confuses John Hardy with John Henry The West Virginia Asylum name changed to Huntington State Hospital The company town of Itmann was built Fanny Johnson published her only novel, The Beloved Son Libbey-Owens-Ford built its large plate glass plant in Kanawha City Herman Kump was defeated for prosecuting attorney Blanche Lazzell began working in the method of single block color print Howard B. Lee began serving as Mercer County prosecuting attorney William Alexander MacCorkle wrote The White Sulphur Springs Joseph Long became the postmaster of Huntington Sam Mallison became city editor of the Clarksburg Telegram Publication of the Market Bulletin began when James H. Stewart was agriculture commissioner The Tilton family regained ownership of the Marlinton Opera House John McGraw was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention Six passenger trains a day operated from Charleston to Blakeley on Kellys Creek 12 passenger trains a day were scheduled into Charleston Michael Owens launched a Charleston glass factory Paden City was incorporated Pendleton Land Company took over Paden City Pottery The Wyoming County courthouse was built Rat Rodgers was named to the All-American teams Socialists controlled both District 29 and District 17 of the UMWA The Charleston Interurban Railroad was built to Cabin Creek The earliest recorded instance of surface mining in West Virginia occurred The Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company of West Virginia was incorporated The USS Huntington was on the West Coast The National Guard was activated after a call for troops to pursue Pancho Villa on the Mexican border The National Guard was activated in call for troops to pursue Pancho Villa on the Mexican border Statewide constitutional referendum for women's suffrage passed Carter G. Woodson began publication of the Journal of Negro History A courthouse at Pineville was built Frank Reeves received his Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University
1948
The Spirit of Jefferson newspaper merged with the Farmers' Advocate Other events that happened on or around 1948 Peak production of coal in West Virginia Clair Bee wrote Touchdown Pass Charles Town Opera House was closed Westvaco Chemical Corporation became part of FMC Oliver Chitwood published the second volume of A Short History of the American People President Irvin Stewart approved Earl Core's proposal to found WVU arboretum Five floors were added to the 1941 addition of the Diamond Department Store Little Jimmy Dickens signed with Columbia Records Joanne Dru appeared in Red River The Edwards Moonlight was rehulled K. K. Hall was elected mayor of Madison Roy Lee Harmon wrote Up the Creek Virgil Carrington Jones wrote The Hatfield and McCoys, published by University of North Carolina Press The music department of Concord College awarded the first degree in music education Louis Johnson chaired President Truman's finance committee The federal government charged Big Bill Lias with income tax evasion The Lilly Brothers moved to WWVA Wheeling where they worked with Red Belcher The appointment of a separate dean for the Marshall College graduate school began An addition was built to Louis Marx & Company facility for plastic toys Bernard McDonough bought the Kanawha Sand & Gravel company Herbert Chester Greer died John Nash entered the doctoral program at Princeton University The last case of smallpox in West Virginia was reported Jack Rollins joined music publishers Hill and Range in New York West Virginia State College romped through an undefeated basketball season, winning the regular season and tournament championships Construction began on the state police academy Eleanor Steber sang at the Republican National Convention Eleanor Steber commissioned and premiered Samuel Barber's Knoxville: Summer of 1915 Stone & Thomas opened a new store in downtown Charleston P. D. Strausbaugh retired from WVU The Federal Communications Commission granted approval for the construction WSAZ television in Huntington Andre Van Damme settle in Charleston WAJR-FM (now WVAQ) began broadcasting in Morgantown The West Virginia Review ceased publication WVU enrollment at 8,069 A physical therapy department was opened at Wheeling Hospital WHIS radio increased to 5,000 watts The Shott brothers made a premature effort at an FM station Frankie Yankovic was voted “America’s Polka King” by an 8-to-1 margin at a contest sponsored by record companies
2002
Only 25 presses printed all the newspapers operating in West Virginia Other events that happened on or around 2002 Thirteen bald eagle nests were reported in West Virginia Bank One West Virginia's 4th largest banking institution There were 17 covered bridges still in existence in West Virginia West Virginia ranked 39th in gross state product West Virginia's per capita income was $21,274 Division of Natural Resources had 120 law enforcement officers Reported 1,789 full-time equivalent (FTE) students enrolled at Glenville State College Coal accounted for 98% of fuel for electric generation in West Virginia Hydroelectricity accounted for 1,065,736 out of 94,761,752 megawatt hours of electricity produced in West Virginia Public libraries in West Virginia owned 5,02,976 books, 143,499 audios, 143,392 videos and maintained 7,567 periodical and newspaper subscriptions Reported 57 farms produced maple sap in West Virginia The Midwives Alliance of West Virginia had 11 members There were 53 certified nurse-midwives licensed Fall enrollment at Mountain State University was 2,619 West Virginia produced about 180 billion cubic feet of natural gas per year Shoney's had 935 locations in 28 states There were 2,450 Seventh-day Adventists with 34 churches in West Virginia West Virginia tobacco production was at 1,874,110 pounds West Virginia had 23.9 million visitors There were five Unitarian Universalist congregation with 230 members in West Virginia
2004
Total circulation of West Virginia newspapers was 781,753 Other events that happened on or around 2004 West Virginia crime rate ranked 7th lowest Reported 60% of West Virginia crimes are larceny-theft West Virginia prisoner population had the 6th highest growth rate Unionized labor at 14.2% of the work force Number of farms in West Virginia decreased to 20,800 Circulation of the Hampshire Review was 6,950 Dominion Hope provided natural gas to 439 communities in West Virginia in 32 West Virginia counties The state Supreme Court heard 2,449 cases and issued 159 opinions and 434 orders There were about 100 employees in the Division of Labor The West Virginia Department of Natural Resources listed 17 public fishing lakes and ponds in the state Video lottery sales represented more than 70% of the lottery's total revenue The Department of Mines had 110 employees, including 74 inspectors Circulation of the Dominion Post was 20,454 on weekdays and 24,192 on Sundays There were 161 commercial sawmills in West Virginia Michael Smith had 29 number-one songs, five platinum records and 13 gold records Reported enrollment at Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College was 2,580 The student population at West Liberty was 2,375 There were 2,837 students enrolled at West Virginia Northern Community College West Virginia State University had 2,482 students enrolled There were 2,183 lottery machines at Wheeling Downs There were 1,356 students at Wheeling Jesuit University Circulation of the Wonderful West Virginia was 40,000 View Articles by Existing Key Dates or Specify Your Own Date Range |
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