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
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
The courthouse at Winfield was destroyed in a windstorm
