There was a total of 64 African Methodist Episcopal churches and 2,298 members
Harry R. Wyllie purchased the Allegheny Lodge for use as a private estate
American Gas & Electric Power Company consolidated a dozen smaller companies including Appalachian Power
The backers of the Beckley Post bought the Raleigh Herald, naming it the Post-Herald
"Billy Richardson's Last Ride" was written by Carson J. Robinson
Chear River dam, built to generate electricity, was completed
Start of the new DuPont plant at Belle
Earl Core joined biology department at WVU
Hallie Elkins made gift of Halliehurst to Davis & Elkins College
New campus developed surrounding the Elkins mansion
Wehrle B. Geary and A. W. Cox merged resources to begin building
Fairmont Times moved to the building of West Virginian
Donald R. Gaudineer became district ranger for the Greenbrier Ranger District of Monongahela National Forest
Governor's Mansion added servant quarters above the garage
The High Gate mansion was sold to the Sisters of St Joseph after the death of J. E. Watson
The Lovett family sold the Hilltop House in Harpers Ferry to Fred McGee
The Hinton News building was constructed by H. C. Ogden
The House of Delegates impeached Auditor John C. Bond
Milton Humphreys published a Civil War memoir, Military Operations 1861-1863
The Kanawha route became part of the transcontinental Midland Trial highway
The Louis Glass company was established
John Matheus's short story "Swamp Moccasin" won first prize in the Crisis magazine short story contest
Additions were built at the Mount St. George mansion in Wellsburg
Karl Myers compiled a poetry collection, The Quick Years
Wheeling accepted Waddington Farm and renamed it Oglebay Park
The Nurses Residence was built at City Hospital Training School for Nurses in Wheeling to house the large classes of nurses
The mill, shops, and Shay locomotives at Curtin were moved to Bergoo.
Potomac State was accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.
The Sunset News began publication in Bluefield
Ada "Bricktop" Smith opened a Paris club called the Music Box
The Smoot Theater was built by the Smoot Amusement Company
Spring Hill Cemetery acquired large tracts from the Wehrle and Jefferies farms
Weirton Steel contracted for the construction of a continuous sheet steel mill
P. D. Strausbaugh initiated a summer field course called botanical expedition at WVU
The Wellsburg, Bethany & Washington Railroad streetcar line ceased operation
The First Regiment was designated as the 201st Infantry
A first tower was built in Watoga State Park
The Webster Springs Hotel was destroyed by fire
The road through Winfield was paved
Paul Wissmach died
Hack Wilson started playing for the Chicago Cubs
