Margaret Agnew Blennerhassett

Francis Asbury volunteered to come to America

John Yeager, George Strader and Simon Kenton camped near mouth of Elk River in what would become the city of Charleston

Charles Clendenin settled in the Greenbrier Valley

George Clendenin's family settled in the Greenbrier Valley

Harmon Greathouse arrived in present Hancock County

Jesse Hughes married Grace Tanner

William Crawford made a survey for Washington in the Jackson County area

Simon Kenton began hunting and trapping in the Kanawha Valley

St. George's Chapel was constructed in Jefferson County

Joseph, Samuel, and James Tomlinson established the first settlement at what is now Moundsville

Grimes Golden apple discovered on farm of Thomas Grimes, Fowlersville

Aaron Burr parlayed western sectional discontent into a military expedition into the southwest

Harman Blennerhassett accepted Aaron Burr's invitation to join his expedition to the Southwest

About 250 individuals or interlocking entities each owned at least 10,000 acres of land in Western Virginia

The Salt Sulphur Springs were discovered

President Jefferson ordered the arrests of Aaron Burr and Harman Blennerhassett for treason

Felix Grundy was appointed to the Kentucky Supreme Court

The first schoolhouse was built in the Jackson County area

Lutheranism reached the Ohio River with the Roush family and Reverend Paul Henkel

John McLure relocated to Wheeling from Pennsylvania

Congress authorized construction of the National Road from Cumberland, Maryland to Wheeling

Wheeling was chartered as a town

Accreditation of the Physician Assistant Program was restored at Alderson-Broaddus College (now University)

Name of Appalachian Power Company changed to American Electric Power

West Virginia was 77% forested

Robert C. Byrd brought lawsuit on constitutionality of line-item veto

Charles "Chuck" Chambers retired from legislature

Charles "Chuck" Chambers served as co-chairman of the state Democratic Party

A $22.5 million grant from state to help build the Clay Center

Stephen Coonts wrote War in the Air

Governor Gaston Caperton brought 2,000 more acres to Coopers Rock State Forest

In retrial, Bhaktipada pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud and was sentenced to 20 years in prison