Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston

Richard Whelan was appointed bishop of the new Diocese of Wheeling

The African Zion Baptist Church in Malden was added to the National Register of Historic Places

About 18,000 acres surrounding Berwind Lake were leased by the state

Buffalo Creek survivors settled lawsuit against Pittston

Betsy Byars received the American Library Association Notable Book award for After the Goatman

Betsy Byars received the ALA Notable Book award for The House of Wings

Robert C. "Chuck" Chambers received bachelor's from Marshall University

Original plan of 440 beds completed at Charleston Memorial Hospital (now CAMC)

Snowshoe Mountain ski area opened

Claymont Society was established and purchased Claymont Court

Legislature passed Judicial Reorganization Amendment

Contentment was added to the National Register of Historic Places

Richard Currey's first poem was published

Julia Davis remarried William Adams

Butch Miles began playing with Count Basie