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Jan 19, 1820
Fairmont established by Virginia legislature
1838
Palatine was surveyed Other events that happened on or around 1838 Beckley was established as a town Grave Creek Tablet found at Grave Creek Mound in Moundsville Claymont burned to the brick walls James Warren and T. W. Morzani patented the Warren double-intersection truss Northwestern Virginia Turnpike was completed to Parkersburg Construction began on the Giles, Fayette & Kanawha Turnpike Robert E. Lee became captain Claudius Crozet recommended that 10 locks and dams be constructed to permit navigation of the Little Kanawha The Monongahela Navigation Company of Pennsylvania built a series of locks and dams from Pittsburgh to the West Virginia border The General Assembly granted Morgantown its first charter Martinsville was incorporated The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad arrived in Paw Paw Samuel Price moved to Lewisburg The Princeton post office opened Alexander Reynolds graduated from West Point The Shannondale Springs resort was incorporated The James River & Kanawha Turnpike was extended to Parkersburg The first class of West Liberty State College met in the home of Nathan Shotwell Dr. John J. Moorman began doctoring the crowds at White Sulphur Springs
1842
Fairmont became county seat at creation of Marion County Other events that happened on or around 1842 B&O line completed to Cumberland Baltimore & Ohio Railroad came to Martinsburg Jacob Blair began to study law under his uncle John Jay Jackson, Sr. Western Virginians met in Clarksburg and Lewisburg and demanded a Constitutional Convention Henry Gassaway Davis became brakeman for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Joseph Diss Debar came to the U.S. William Edwards graduated from Williams College John Gallaher became a state senator Chester Hubbard married Sarah Pallister John Jay Jackson Sr commanded a brigade in the Virginia militia Stonewall Jackson entered West Point Joseph Lightburn sought admission to West Point The B&O Railroad arrived in Mineral County The General Assembly chartered three academies in Pocahontas County for the preparation of students for the University of Virginia, at Green Bank, Hillsboro, and Huntersville William Rosecrans graduated from West Point Wayne was founded as a town Kellian Whaley moved to Wayne County
1843
Original name of Middletown was changed to Fairmont Other events that happened on or around 1843 Asa Gray collected plants from Harpers Ferry to Tucker County en route to North Carolina First coke made in West Virginia in Monongalia County Martin Delany founded, edited and published the Mystery John Echols became a lawyer John Echols moved to Union Thomas English wrote ballad "Ben Bolt" Thomas Harris graduated with degree in medicine at Louisville John McCausland moved to Henderson when his parents died Alexander H. Creel established a river port village near present St. Marys, in Pleasants County David Ruffner died Robert Simmons married Susan King Staunton Turnpike was completed to Beverly The Potomac River flooded
1867
Palatine was incorporated Other events that happened on or around 1867 Only 490,000 tons of coal were produced in West Virginia Dr. James Dye was born in Chloe Delta Tau Delta revived its Bethany Chapter Marmaduke Dent enrolled in classes at WVU Sisters established a benevolent school for poor children in Parkersburg Joseph Diss Debar involved West Virginia in the Paris Exposition Easton Roller Mill began operation Stephen Elkins served as New Mexico's attorney general Work on Grafton National Cemetery began Grantsville was named for Ulysses S. Grant Hamlin was chosen as county seat of Lincoln County Thomas Harris served in the House of Delegates The Clarksburg Independent School District was established Mother Jones's husband, George, and their four children died in the yellow fever epidemic in Memphis George Latham became U.S. Consul to Australia Joseph Lightburn became a Baptist preacher The Little Kanawha Navigation Company let contracts for the first four locks and dams The initial railroad map of West Virginia was published by the B&O Railroad Henry Hyannis purchased the old Nadenbousch distillery in Martinsburg John McCausland returned to Mason County after fleeing the country at the end of the Civil War Dr. James Edmund Reeves and 32 colleagues established the West Virginia State Medical Association, orginally the Medical Society of West Virginia The West Virginia Penitentiary opened A monument commemorating the Confederate dead was erected at Romney Indian Mound Cemetery Trustees of West Liberty sold the school to the state I. C. White became one of the first 6 students to enter the Agricultural College of West Virginia (WVU) William Wilson graduated from Columbian College West Virginia legislature authorized the establishment of normal schools to train teachers Uncle Dyke Garrett married Sallie "Aunt Sallie" Smith
Dec 15, 1892
West Fairmont was incorporated
Feb 19, 1899
Charter granted to have Fairmont, Palatine and West Fairmont incorporated as Fairmont
1950
Fairmont population peaked at 29,346 Other events that happened on or around 1950 More than 19,000 black youth, grades 1-12, were provided education by the West Virginia public school system 123rd Fighter Group called to duty in Korean War and moved to Goodman Air Force Base Pastor Richard E. Shearer assumed presidency of Alderson-Broaddus College (now University) Ernest Bavely died The National Bituminous Coal Wage Agreement was approved Sigus Olafson began publishing articles on petroglyphs, the painted trees, Gabriel Arthur and more A caretaker for Audra State Park was hired Walter Barnes helped revive the Folklore Society with help from Ruth Ann Musick Bear Rock Lakes area was opened to fishing Clair Bee wrote Hoop Crazy Raleigh Coal & Coke ceased operations About 25,000 people lived in Bluefield Everett Lilly appeared on classic bluegrass recordings Betsy Byars graduated from Queens College in Charlotte, NC Governor Patteson gave state funds to improve Carnifex Ferry Battlefield State Park Walter Eli Clark died Phil Conley ended his term as president of the West Virginia Publishing Company and founded West Virginia Education Foundation Name was shortened to West Virginia Council of Churches Virginia Ruth "Dagmar" Egnor was hired to be on NBC's Broadway Open House Julius DeGruyter wrote West Virginia: Its Charters and Municipal Affairs West Virginia's median age was below national average at 26.3 years Joanne Dru appeared in Wagon Master Ellis Dungan returned to Hollywood Fayette County population peaked at 82,443 Floodwall in Parkersburg was completed Patrick Gainer organized the West Virginia State Folk Festival in Glenville Fostoria manufactured 8 million pieces of glass West Virginia population peaked at 2,005,552 Statewide coal employment peaked at 127,000 The Veterans Administration Medical Center was built in Harrison County Dave Gideon died Mechanization and automation in coal mining reduced the number of miners and a decline in UMWA membership The gates to the Home for the Incurables (now Mildred Mitchell-Bateman Hospital) were removed The Cedar Lakes Conference Center was established as a state FFA-FHA camp Keystone's population was at 2,500 The National Labor Relation board recognized the Employees Security League as the legitimate bargaining agent for Weirton employees The Linger chair factory moved to Rock Cave The Lonesome Pine Fiddlers recorded for Cozy Records Louis Wohinc died Catherine Marshall published Mr. Jones, Meet The Master A new science building was constructed at Marshall College (now University) Jack Maurice became editor of the Charleston Daily Mail A fourth of McDowell population was black McDowell population peaked at 98,887 Mine mechanization led to widespread job loss Major coal companies formed the Bituminous Coal Operators Association The UMWA and Bituminous Coal Operators Association agreed that the union would not resist mechanization in exchange for a share of the proceeds Birth rate in West Virginia declined and pace of out-migration accelerated Traditional coal miners' vacation became formalized with the establishment of Bituminous Coal Operators Association Mingo County population peaked at 47,409 The National Hillbilly News switched to a smaller format Molly O'Day and Lynn Davis gave up show business to serve the Lord Port Amherst Ltd. was acquired by the Amherst Fuel Company Jack Rollins wrote "Frosty the Snow Man" Charleston's St. Francis Hospital had 130 beds Soupy Sales left Huntington The West Virginia Conference of Seventh-day Adventists consisted of 2,000 members Shepherd College was accredited by the North Central Association Jim Sprouse studied international law at the University of Bordeaux The Weirton Independent Union was declared a violation of federal labor law West Virginia steelworkers numbered 22,596 Joe Stydahar was named head coach of the L.A. Rams Leon Sullivan began ministry at Zion Baptist church in Philadelphia Hinton's population was 5,780 West Virginia tobacco production was at 4,000,000 pounds Richard Talbott stopped serving as state treasurer Riggleman Hall was constructed at Morris Harvey College (now University of Charleston) Welch population peaked at 6,603 Walter Barnes, Patrick Gainer and Ruth Ann Musick revived the West Virginia Folklore Society Helen Thompson became the Charleston Symphony Orchestra's first full-time executive secretary Weston's population peaked at 8,945 An outpatient department was opened at Wheeling Hospital Wildlife biologist tried trapping wild turkeys in the eastern mountains and moving them into other counties Williamson population peaked at 8,624 Wyoming County population was 37,540 Mullens had a population of 3,544 Hurry-up Yost was inducted to the West Virginia Sports Hall of Fame Morgantown obtained the Tibbs Run Reservoir President Eisenhower appointed Helen Holt to a new program in the Federal Housing Administration
1978
John Knowles wrote A Vein of Riches dealing with Fairmont history Other events that happened on or around 1978 The authority to end the Greenbrier Division line was granted Charles Town Opera House added to National Register of Historic Places Kenton Corporation bought Charles Town and Shenandoah Downs racetracks J. D. Maurice retired as publisher of the Charleston Daily Mail New Davis Child Shelter established in South Charleston Arden Cogar set the world record for underhand chopping a 12-inch block of yellow polar in 15.15 seconds Delta tau Delta renovated its original house on Bethany College campus The Dunbar wine cellars were added to the National Register of Historic Places The DuPont Belle Works plant stopped producing ammonia Easton Roller Mill was placed on the National Register of Historic Places John Knowles wrote A Vein of Riches dealing with Fairmont history Robert Gates released the film, In Memory of the Land and People Francis Ford Coppola filmed the Deer Hunter in the Northern Panhandle U.S. report stated that 75% of the state was forested Gauley Bridge became an incorporated municipality The Delf Norona Museum opened at Grave Creek Mound The General Albert Gallatin Jenkins house was placed on the National Register of Historic Places Huntington renamed 16th Street as Hal Greer Boulevard Roy Lee Harmon wrote Roses in December Morris Harvey College became the University of Charleston The Hinton Daily News became the weekly Hinton News William Hoffman wrote Virginia Reels Marshall University School of Medicine admitted its first class The Job's Temple Association was incorporated
2000
Fairmont had population of 19,097 Other events that happened on or around 2000 Ceredo had 1,675 residents Charleston population fell to 53,421 Clay Foundation assets at $67 million Reported 44 chapters of the state society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Northern Panhandle and southeastern part of the state had highest median ages Eastern Panhandle and southwestern part of the state had lowest median ages Doddridge population reached 7,403 Dunbar had a population of 8,154 Charleston ranked 167th out of 318 Metropolitan Statistical Areas West Virginia's official poverty rate sat at 17.9% Elizabeth's population was 994 People 65+ represented 15.3% of population in West Virginia Follansbee's population reported at 3,115 Forestlands of West Virginia reported at 78% of states' area Franklin population reported at 797 Grafton population stood at 2,489 Population of Grant County rose to 11,299 Greenbrier County had a population of 34,453 people Reported population of 32,667 in Hancock County Hardy County reported a population of 12,669 Harpers Ferry was reported with a population of 307 Harrisville held a population of 1,842 The U.S. Census reported the state's population at 1,808,350 The population of Hurricane was reported at 5,222 Census reported 3,606 Indians living in West Virginia Jackson County's population was 28,000 Ripley's population stood at 3,263 Ravenswood's population stood at 4,301 Kanawha County population was the largest in the state at 200,073 Kenova population remained the largest in Wayne County at 3,485 Keyser's population was 5,303 Keystone's population had fallen to 453 City of Logan population was 1,630 Logan County population reported at 37,710 Population of Madison was 2,677 Mannington population was 2,124 Reported 142,728 manufactured homes in West Virginia West Virginia had the third-highest home-ownership rates in the U.S. at 75.2% Marion County population stood at 56,598 Population of Marlinton was 1,204 Marshall County's population was 35,519 Martinsburg population was 75,905 The population of Mason county was 25,957 Census reported African-Americans were 11.9% of McDowell's population Population of McDowell County was 27,329 West Virginia had the country's highest median age at 38.9 years Mercer County population was 62,980 Reported 125,336 members of 1,341 United Methodist churches in West Virginia Middlebourne's population was 870 Milton's population was 2,206 Monongalia County had a population of 81,866 Monroe county had a population of 14,583 Morgan County had a population of 14,943 Morgantown population was 26,809 Moundsville had a population of 9,978 Population of New Cumberland was 1,099 Nicholas County had a population of 26,562 Census reports 141,060 people living in the Northern Panhandle Oak Hill population was 7,589 Population of Ohio County was 47,427 Eleven Orthodox Christian churches were listed in a church survey with 4,310 adherents Paden City's population was 2,860 Parkersburg's population was 33,099 The population of Paw Paw was 524 Franklin had 797 residents The population of Petersburg was 2,423 The population of Philippi was 2,870 Piedmont's population was 1,014 The population of Pineville was 715 The population of Pleasants County was 7,514 The population of Pocahontas County was 9,131 Richwood had a population of 2,477 Ritchie County's population was 10,343 Roane County population was 15,446 Reported 100,000 Catholics in West Virginia Romney had a population of 1,940 The population of St. Albans was 11,567 St. Marys population was at 2,017 Reported 3,060 second homes in Pocahontas County Shinnston's population was 2,295 South Charleston had a population of 13,390 Spencer had a population of 2,352 Sternwheel Regatta festivities were scaled back to an extended weekend Hinton's population was 2,880 Summersville population was 3,294 Sutton had a population 1,011 Taylor County population was 16,089 Tucker County population was 7,321 Union had a population of 548 Upshur County population was 23,404 Vienna had a population of 10.861 Wayne had a population of 1,105 Wayne County population was 42, 903 Webster County population was 9,719 Webster Springs had a population of 808 Weirton population was 20,411 Welch population was 2,683 Wellsburg population was 2,891 West Union had a population of 806 Weston's population was 4,317 Westover had a population of 3,941 Wetzel County had a population of 17,693 Wheeling population was 31,419 Population of White Sulphur Springs was 2,315 Williamson population was 3,414 Winfield population was 1,858 Wirt County had a population of 5,873 Wood County had a population of 87,986 View Articles by Existing Key Dates or Specify Your Own Date Range |
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