Fish Hatcheries

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

Tate Lohr Hatchery was completed

Ken Sullivan became editor of Goldenseal magazine

Butch Miles left Count Basie to form the Jazz Express

Allegheny Airlines changed its name to US Airways

Bluestone Lake became a major supplier of public water

Boundary dispute between West Virginia and Virginia involving Jefferson and Loudoun Counties was resolved

Robert C. Byrd co-sponsored the resolution opposing the Kyoto Protocol

Ernie Carpenter died

Sam Hindman named publisher of the Charleston Daily Mail

SCSM purchased by Mayflower Vehicle Systems

Concord College received West Virginia's only true carillon

Richard Currey published Lost Highway

Trails and designated campsites at Dolly Sods were cleared of munitions left by the army

Census of Agriculture noted 2,426 farms in West Virginia

Anna Marsh caught a 49-pound Muskie in Elk River

Jack Fleming stopped anchoring sports radio at WVU

Local historians asked the Wood County Commission for support in creating a park at Fort Boreman

3/4th of market value of agricultural products sold originated in Ridge and Valley counties

Coal production reached record of 182 million tons