Goldenseal

Muriel Dressler published first collection of poetry, Appalachia, My Land

Public kindergartens were mandated

The federal Endangered Species act was passed

Reynolds Memorial Hospital was given to the community

Pete Everest retired from the Air Force

Clyde Ware filmed When the Line Goes Through

Denise Giardina received a B.A. from West Virginia Wesleyan

Governor Moore proclaimed West Virginia's first observance of Grandparents Day

The Overseas National Airway changed the name of the Greene Line to the Delta Queen Steamboat Co.

Hal Greer retired from basketball

Research was published tracing the origin of some West Virginia Guinea families to specific biracial and triracial unions

A study of the Hammons family resulted in a double recording from the Library of Congress and a Rounder Records release

The two Fairmont daily newspapers moved toward one paper with two editions

Patrick Gainer published Folk Songs from the West Virginia Hills

Patrick Gainer published Witches, Ghosts and Signs

Excavation conducted on Grave Creek Mound by the West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey identified a moat surrounding the mound

The C&O requested authority to abandon the Greenbrier Division line

Elizabeth Hallanan became member of the board of directors of Columbia Gas System and Charleston National Bank

A preservation conference in Wheeling launched plans for a grassroots organization dedicated to supporting and promoting historic preservation

Joseph Hodges was recognized for distinguished service in the ecumenical cause by the West Virginia Council of Churches

William Hoffman wrote A Death of Dreams

Kanawha textbooks protest continued, fueled by the involvement of extremist groups such as the John Birch Society and the Ku Klux Klan

Robert F. Baronner became president of Kanawha Valley Bank

The Keith-Albee Theater was divided so three different movies could be shown simultaneously

Jim Muscia sold the Logan Banner to the Smith Newspapers

The Red Clay Ramblers' first successful musical, Diamond Studs, opened in Chapel Hill and moved to New York

Betty Bartholomew retired as WVU herbarium curator

WVU Educational Building dedicated on grounds of CAMC Memorial Division

Stephen Coonts left active duty in Navy and moved to Colorado

Muriel Dressler published second collection of poetry, Appalachia

Ellis Dungan produced For Liberty and Union

Edgewood Country Club built a small clubhouse and golf course at Derrick Creek new Pocatalico

Robert Atkinson ordained the first women priests among West Virginia Episcopalians

Breece D'J Pancake wrote short story "Time and Again"

Louise McNeill became West Virginia poet laureate

William K. Simmons became president of Glenville State College

Davis Grubb returned to West Virginia for a statewide speaking tour

The legislature created a consolidated Department of Health combining the old Department of Health, the Department of Mental Health, Commission on Mental Retardation, public institutions and smaller boards and commissions

Legislation created the West Virginia Division of Culture and History

Protesting finally ended over the Kanawha County textbook controversy

Paul D. Marshall & Associates was incorporated in Charleston

John Sayles wrote the novel Union Dues

J. Kemp McLaughlin retired from the military

Marshall University School of Medicine was established

M. Blane Michael began serving as special counsel to Governor Rockefeller

Taylor County home of Anna Jarvis listed on the National Register of Historic Places

Reeds Creek Hatchery was completed

Tate Lohr Hatchery was completed

Butch Miles left Count Basie to form the Jazz Express

Dennis P. Prisk became the fourth president of the College of Graduate Studies

Bob Vorel started publishing the Blues Revue Quarterly

Columbia Gas was forced into bankruptcy

The Glen Ferris Inn was placed on the National Register of Historic Places

John Ailes died

John Hendricks was presented an honorary doctorate from University of Alabama

Don Blankenship became president and chief operating officer of Massey Coal Services

Charles "Chuck" Chambers was nominated by President Clinton as federal judge for southern district of West Virginia

Matthew Reese inducted into the Marshall Business Hall of Fame

Allen Loughry began working as a senior assistant in the Attorney General’s office

Henry Louis Gates edited Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and the African-American Experience

A golf course was added to the Hawks Nest State Park

John Hendricks formed the Womens United Soccer Association

Homer Hickam published his first novel, Back to the Moon

William Hoffman published Doors

William Hoffman won the Dashiell Hammett Prize for Tidewater Blood

The 42-megawatt facility on the Ohio River at Belleville began producing electricity

Century Aluminum divided and sold part of the operation to Pechiney Rolled Products

Charles James III sold the James Produce Company

First National Bank of Keystone was closed by federal agencies

Keith Mailard published Gloria

Jedediah Purdy published For Common Things

Melvin Lentz and Paul Cogar cut an 8x8 yellow poplar log through two times in 5.08 seconds using a crosscut saw

Ellie Mannette received a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts

Mount Olive Prison began operating above capacity

City of Morgantown agreed to lease the Tibbs Run Reservoir property to West Virginia Botanic Garden