Historic Preservation

There were 35 churches belonging to the African Methodist Episcopal denomination with 1,002 members in West Virginia

Hotel at Barger Springs opened to the public

The Carter Opera House, Beckley's first theater, opened

Florence Blanchfield graduated from the South Side Training School for Nurses in Pittsburgh

Robert Page Sims became president of Bluefield Colored Institute (now Bluefield State University)

Stephen B. Elkins acquired Bretz

West Virginia Central & Pittsburg Railroad intersected by Coal & Coke Railroad

Charleston National Bank moved to Capitol Street

J. R. Clifford was chairman of committee on arrangement of the meeting of Niagara Movement

Explosion in Parral Mine killed 23

Collins and Whipple mines were sold to New River Company

Columbia Corporation formed to construct high pressure pipeline to West Virginia gas fields

Fleming-Watson family acquired control of Consolidation Coal Company

Wehrle B. Geary opened the Diamond Shoe Store

Country club moved to location in Edgewood section of Charleston

Fenton Art Glass Company built factory in Williamstown

Follansbee became a city

The First National Bank of Glenville and Glenville Banking and Trust Company were created

H.B. Moore was hired as the Greenbrier Presbyterial School headmaster and reintroduced military curriculum

Henry Hatfield was elected to the McDowell County court

Hamilton Hatter and much of the Bluefield Colored Institute (now Bluefield Stat College) faculty was replaced

The Hitchman Coal & Coke Company began notifying employees they could only be employed if they agreed not to join the UMWA

Interwoven Mills had 2,000 domestic accounts

Our Lady of Lebanon Church in Wheeling was founded

William Leigh took a train excursion to New Mexico

Madison was incorporated

The Mason College of Music and Fine Arts was founded in Charleston by Dr. William Sandheger "Sandy" Mason

Hu Maxwell and Richard E. Fast wrote The History and Government of West Virginia

Another courthouse struggle ensued in Mercer County

The Morgantown & Kingwood Railroad began running regular trains to Kingwood

Virgil A Lewis reported the motto "Montani Semper Liberi" was suggested by Joseph H. Diss Debar

The Morgantown News merged with the New Dominion to form the New Dominion-News

West Virginia's natural gas production exceed that of any other state

Calvin Price became the sole owner and editor of Pocahontas Times

19 cases of smallpox were reported in Hampshire County

Reported six Salvation Army corps in West Virginia

Morris Shawkey became superintendent of Kanawha County Schools

William A. MacCorkle founded the Kanawha Land Company

The Lewisburg & Ronceverte was built to the C&O

John Swint established the Apostolic Mission Band for the Wheeling Roman Catholic Diocese

The Ideal Glass Factory opened at West Union

West Virginia Wesleyan College name was adopted

A line connecting the Western Maryland and West Virginia Central was completed

The New River Company bought Fayette County mines including Whipple

Carter Woodson travelled around the world

Citizens in Grafton formed the International Mother's Day Shrine Commission.

C&O and B&O merger continues

John Hodel became editor of the Beckley Register

Clair Bee wrote Comeback Cagers, the last of the Chip Hilton series

Betsy Byars published her first book, Clementine

Fannie Cobb Carter returned to Charleston

West Virginia purchased 11 miles of logging railroad and established Cass Scenic Railroad State Park

Charleston's population peaked at 85,796

Franklin Cleckley earned B.A. from Anderson College

James Dent began writing the Charleston Gazette's "Gazetteer" column

Duncan Yo-Yo Company hit its peak sales with 18 million yo-yos

The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation was organized

Construction of the government bunker and the simultaneous addition of a new hotel wing were completed at the Greenbrier

Davis Grubb wrote Voices of Glory

Hawkshaw Hawkins returned to King Records and recorded "Lonesome 7-7203"

Joseph Hodges succeeded John Swint as the fifth bishop of the diocese of Wheeling

William Hoffman wrote A Place For My Head

Interwoven Mills ownership changed

Kaymoor mine closed

The original Kingwood Tunnel was closed and sealed

John Knowles wrote Morning in Antibes

William Marland took a job as a Chicago taxi driver to "compose his character"

A new dormitory was constructed at Marshall University

West Virginia Archeological Society members Delf Norona, Oscar Mairs and Bob White described the May Moore Mound as the third largest in West Virginia

J. Kemp McLaughlin was appointed assistant adjutant general with promotion to brigadier general

J. Kemp McLaughlin served as Kanawha County commissioner

Mildred Mitchell-Bateman was appointed the director of the Department of Mental Health by Governor Barron

Plum Orchard Lake was constructed

Donald Rasmussen came to West Virginia as associate chief of internal medicine at Miners Memorial Hospital in Beckley

Nat Reese was hired as a photographic silk-screen printer at Rockwell International's aviation plant in Princeton

Eleanor Roosevelt stopped serving as U.S. representative to the United Nations

The C. Z. Ruth Memorial Annex at St. Joseph's Hospital in Parkersburg was built to accommodate major services

The Sheriff's Succession Amendment was first rejected by legislation

WVU Rod Thorn became All-American in basketball

Catholic population in West Virginia was 110,000

There were 100 Catholic churches, a new cathedral five hospitals 43 elementary and secondary schools, one college and a preparatory seminary in West Virginia

Cyrus Vance became secretary of the army

Jerry West set the record for guards with 63 points in one game

Dr. Herbert Warden performed the first open-heart surgery in West Virginia

A fire ended racing at Wheeling Downs

Wheeling College (now Wheeling University) received national accreditation

Chuck Yeager became commander of the Aerospace Research Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base

Billy Cox moved to Nashville and formed the King Kasuals with Jimi Hendrix

The West Virginia Antiquities Commission was established by the legislature

The two Fairmont daily newspapers moved toward one paper with two editions

Goldenseal magazine was founded

Patrick Gainer published Folk Songs from the West Virginia Hills

Patrick Gainer published Witches, Ghosts and Signs

Excavation conducted on Grave Creek Mound by the West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey identified a moat surrounding the mound

The C&O requested authority to abandon the Greenbrier Division line

Elizabeth Hallanan became member of the board of directors of Columbia Gas System and Charleston National Bank

Joseph Hodges was recognized for distinguished service in the ecumenical cause by the West Virginia Council of Churches

William Hoffman wrote A Death of Dreams

Kanawha textbooks protest continued, fueled by the involvement of extremist groups such as the John Birch Society and the Ku Klux Klan

Robert F. Baronner became president of Kanawha Valley Bank

The Keith-Albee Theater was divided so three different movies could be shown simultaneously

Jim Muscia sold the Logan Banner to the Smith Newspapers

The Red Clay Ramblers' first successful musical, Diamond Studs, opened in Chapel Hill and moved to New York

Betty Bartholomew retired as WVU herbarium curator

WVU Educational Building dedicated on grounds of CAMC Memorial Division

Stephen Coonts left active duty in Navy and moved to Colorado

Muriel Dressler published second collection of poetry, Appalachia

Ellis Dungan produced For Liberty and Union

Edgewood Country Club built a small clubhouse and golf course at Derrick Creek new Pocatalico

Robert Atkinson ordained the first women priests among West Virginia Episcopalians

Breece D'J Pancake wrote short story "Time and Again"

Louise McNeill became West Virginia poet laureate

William K. Simmons became president of Glenville State College

Goldenseal magazine was placed under the new Division of Culture and History

Davis Grubb returned to West Virginia for a statewide speaking tour

The legislature created a consolidated Department of Health combining the old Department of Health, the Department of Mental Health, Commission on Mental Retardation, public institutions and smaller boards and commissions

Protesting finally ended over the Kanawha County textbook controversy

Paul D. Marshall & Associates was incorporated in Charleston

John Sayles wrote the novel Union Dues

J. Kemp McLaughlin retired from the military

Marshall University School of Medicine was established

M. Blane Michael began serving as special counsel to Governor Rockefeller

Augusta acquired and hosted by Davis & Elkins College

First bald eagle nest documented in West Virginia

West Virginia Baptist Historical Society occupied a vault and adjoining room of the West Virginia Baptist Conference Center at Ripley

Governor Rockefeller converted old Morris Harvey College buildings in Barboursville into state's first and only veterans home

President Jerold O. Dugger ended the football program at Bluefield State College (now University)

Jennings Boyd retired from coaching

Braxton County Memorial Hospital opened

Operation of the Bretz Coke Ovens in Preston County ended

Charleston National created bank holding company, Centurion Bancorp

Rabbi Samuel Cooper retired from B'nai Jacob

Richard Currey published his first short story

Daniel Boone Hotel was closed

Hazel Dickens released Hard Hitting Songs for Hard Hit People

Henry Louis Gates received the MacArthur Fellowship or the "genius award"

The Glen Ferris Inn was sold to Elkem Corporation

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service fenced the entrance sink of Hellhole Cavern to prohibit unauthorized entry

Homer Hickam went to work for NASA at Marshall Space Flight Center

An experimental liming device was installed on Laurel Run to neutralize the stream's acidity

Jeff Hostetler transferred from Penn State to WVU

Jennings Randolph Lake and Dam was completed

John Knowles wrote Peace Breaks Out

Dale Colyer of WVU College of Agriculture and Forestry wrote report for Mountaineers for Rural Progress

Richard Virship stopped making chairs and put the Linger Chair Factory up for sale

Comprehensive state gazetteers were published by the U.S. Geological Survey

M. Blane Michael joined Jackson & Kelly law firm