Anthony Correctional Center

The United Methodist conference merged the Andrews Methodist Episcopal congregation in Grafton with St. Paul's Methodist and West Main Street Methodist churches, forming the Church of the Good Shepherd.

Wendell G. Hardway became president of Bluefield State College (now University)

A new gymnasium was finished at Bluefield State College (now University)

Jennings Boyd became head basketball coach at Northfork High School

Cathedral State Park was entered in the National Registry of Natural Landmarks

Bernard Coffindaffer divorced his wife

Keith Ham met Swami Prabhupada, the founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness

Congress passed the National Passenger Railroad Act, creating Amtrak

Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Dr. Edward V. McMichael, state archeologist, left the Geological Survey

Lincoln County attracted many back-to-the-land settlers

Catholic Workers farm established in Lincoln County

Gray Barker published The Silver Bridge

The historic Berkeley Springs spa was transferred to the Department of Natural Resources

Maurice Brooks received the Order of Vandalia from WVU

Chauncey H. Browning Sr. was Chief Justice of the state Supreme Court

Cabin Creek Quilts began as a self-help quilting cooperative

Clay County population dropped to 9,330

Bernard Coffindaffer suffered from mental and physical breakdown

Legislative Improvement Amendment ratified

Governor's Succession Amendment ratified, allowing two successive terms

Dennis Harrah was an all-state center on the Stonewall Jackson High School football team

George Daugherty took the stage name "The Earl of Elkview"

The Home of Belle Boyd became a museum and archive center

Patch Adams bought a 310-acre farm in Pocahontas County

Blacks made up less than 3% of coal miners

New Main at Alderson-Broaddus College (now University) opened at a cost of $2 million

An Appalachian Craftsmen shop opened at Homestead Resort

Blakeley house was added to the National Register of Historic Places

Arthurdale Heritage, Inc., was founded

Cabell Huntington Hospital began conversion to a private nonprofit corporation

Centurion merged with Key Bancshares to form Key Centurion Bancshares

Craig-Patton House restored to original period and opened to the public

Douglass Junior and Senior High School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

Pudden'head Wilson filmed in Harpers Ferry

Sweet Dreams, filmed in Martinsburg, was released

The Division of Forestry became a part of the West Virginia Department of Agriculture

Gunner Gatski was named to the Professional Football Hall of Fame

U.S. Borax & Chemical company acquired Pennsylvania Glass and Sand

William Hoffman wrote Godfires

Songwriter Kate Long wrote "Who'll Watch the Homeplace?"

Charles James III joined the James Produce Company

The West Virginia Lottery Commission was created

A new Marco mascot outfit was introduced at Marshall University

Alderson-Broaddus College (now University) temporarily lost accreditation of its Physician Assistant Program

Gray Barker was the subject of Ralph Coon video, Whispers from Space

A centennial celebration highlighted the historic mission of Bluefield State College (now University)

Davis Child Shelter moved to new facility near airport

Orval Brown entered veterans' hospital in Beckley

Columbia reemerged from bankruptcy after reforming gas supply contracts

The bald eagle's status was changed from endangered to threatened

The Mountaineer was released by John Nakashima

Jeff Hostetler left the Oakland Raiders