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1807
Johann Stifel was born Other events that happened on or around 1807 Aaron Burr and accomplice Harman Blennerhassett were arrested Alexander Campbell's father, Thomas Campbell, migrated to Washington, Pennsylvania Patrick Gass published his journals from the Lewis and Clark expedition Felix Grundy resigned from the Kentucky Supreme Court Thomas Harris moved his family to Harrisville Joseph Johnson acquired additional acreage on Simpson Creek Kingwood was settled Bishop James Madison's maps appeared The Wheeling Repository was established William Parsons built the first road between Clarksburg and Point Pleasant Thomas Harris moved westward from Clarksburg The Halcyon Church declined Levi Shinn died James Caldwell land in West Union (Doddridge County) was sold, and settled by Nathan, William, and Joseph Davis Alexander Henderson exposed the treasonous plans of Aaron Burr and Harman Blennerhassett
1835
Johann Ludwig established the J. L. Stifel & Sons textile manufacturing Other events that happened on or around 1835 There were four associations of Baptist churches in West Virginia Alfred Beckley gained a clear title to 56,679 acres in Raleigh County William Jenkins built the Green Bottom mansion The Greenbrier County courthouse was built in Lewisburg William Barton Roger conducted a geological survey of Virginia The James River Company reorganized as a stock company The McCoy mill was acquired by the nephew of Gen. William McCoy, William McCoy John Myers is believed to have died Francis Pierpont entered Allegheny College There were 15 sawmills in West Virginia Settlers found the skeletons of William Strange and his dog undisturbed under a sycamore tree The village of Suttonville (present Sutton) was laid out The Bower cabin was built The Universalist Meeting House in Marshall County was built D.C. Topping established the Virginia Mission in Cabell County of the United Brethren Peter Van Winkle moved to Parkersburg Richard Whelan left Mount St. Mary's Laura Jackson was sent to live with her uncle near Parkersburg
1869
Edward W. Stifel Sr. was born Other events that happened on or around 1869 West Virginia had 40,000 farms in 8.6 million acres Split between the Northern and Southern Baptists mended Belle Boyd married again to John Swainston Second governor of West Virginia, Daniel D.T. Farnsworh lived in Buckhannon Johnson Newlon Camden entered the refining business at Parkersburg Coke replaced anthracite as the leading blast furnace fuel in America Peter G. Van Winkle term as West Virginia's first U.S. senator ended Fairmont State Regency normal was renamed the Fairmont Branch Normal (Fairmont State University) Trinity Church in Huntington held its first services at Cabell County Courthouse West Virginia passed its first game laws The survival of the White Sulphur Springs resort was ensured by the arrival of the C&O Railway Cooper's Mill was built in Summers County Helvetia was settled by German-speaking Swiss immigrants George Imboden married Angi M. Dickinson The Kanawha Valley Bank built a two-story bank at the intersection of Kanawha Blvd and Capitol St in Charleston James Kay migrated to America Another boundary shift occurred in Lincoln County Stogie makers were among the first trades in Wheeling to unionize The C&O railway had begun construction in Milton Johnson Newlon Camden established one of the country's first oil refineries in Parkersburg. George Peterkin was ordained as an Episcopal priest. A Chesapeake & Ohio Railway branch was completed into Greenbrier County An arsonist burned the Preston County courthouse destroying most of the county records from 1818-69 Spring Hill Cemetery was dedicated as the Charleston municipal cemetery The Laurel Fork & Sand Hill Railroad was constructed in Volcano The first West Virginia Historical Society began The West Virginia Press Association was formed Emanuel Wilson was admitted to the bar Susan Dew married James Hoff
1881
Johann Stifel died Other events that happened on or around 1881 Booker T. Washington married his first wife, Fannie Smith, at the African Zion Baptist Church West Virginia contracted with Storer College in educating African-American teachers Congress gave $5,000 to Smithsonian to conduct excavations relating to prehistoric Mound Builders George Atkinson wrote After the Moonshiners West Virginia's first general banking law repealed Legislature elected Johnson N. Camden to the U.S. Senate Nathan Goff Jr. served as secretary of navy under President Hayes The West Virginia Board of Health was established West Virginia Board of Health was established George Imboden became the president of the Fayette County Commission Jacob Beeson Jackson began service as governor John Jacob was appointed Ohio County circuit judge The lock and dam on the Elk River was removed Joseph Long moved to Wheeling William MacCorkle married Belle Goshorn Henry Mathews returned to Lewisburg C.F. Millspaugh received a medical degree from the New York Homeopathic Medical College The Norfolk & Western Railway was a result of a merger between the Atlantic, Mississippi & Ohio Railroad and Shenandoah Valley Railroad Daniel Purinton became vice-president and acting president of West Virginia University. William Rosecrans served in Congress from California Frederick Douglass spoke on the campus of Storer College The current Monroe County courthouse was built in Union Alexander Wade published A Graduating System for Country Schools West Union was incorporated The first West Virginia State Fair was held at Wheeling Island Albert White moved to Parkersburg Emanuel Wilson finished his service in the House of Delegates Thomas Davis moved with his family to Huntington
1912
Edward Stifel built Edemar mansion Other events that happened on or around 1912 J. A. Viquesney and H. M. Lockridge organized the Allegheny Sportsmen's Association Baldwin-Felts Agency attempted to end the Paint Creek-Cabin Creek strike Olgebay Hall, now Kirkpatrick Hall, added as a wing at Bethany College John Bishop published poem "To a Woodland Pool" in Harpers Weekly Alonzo Brooks received a B.A. in agriculture from WVU The Bull Moose Special armed train began operation Union Bank building finished in Clarksburg William Conley ran unsuccessfully for congressional 2nd district William Dawson embraced Theodore Roosevelt's Bull Moose presidential candidacy Diamond Shoe became the Diamond Shoe and Garment Co., later Diamond Department Store Samuel Dixon was purged from the New River Company by management from outside Clarence W. Alvord and Lee Bidgood concluded that the Batts and Fallam group only traveled to Peters Falls U.S. Supreme Court confirmed North Branch as Potomac main stream Fairmont State began adopting college curriculum The Golden Delicious Apple was discovered by Anderson Mullins in Clay County A Gasoline engine was placed in Howell's Gristmill Rimfire Hamrick was appointed Webster County game and fish warden Record floods hit Hardy County The state called troops to mining strikes Charles Hodel established himself in Beckley as editor and general manager of the Raleigh Register Holidays Cove incorporated Harold Houston returned to Charleston A large Celtic cross was erected in Coalburg by William S. Edwards to honor the Irish mine workers Thomas Moore Jackson died Hubert "Bumps" Myers was born in Clarksburg Regular services at Job's Temple were suspended Mother Jones returned to West Virginia to aid union miners on Paint Creek and Cabin Creek Dr. George A. MacQueen took over the lease and changed Barber Sanatorium to Barber Sanatorium and Hospital A new double-track tunnel at Kingwood Tunnel was opened High school at Jane Lew was constructed Luna Park was built by J. B. Crowley in Charleston I. T. Mann was a candidate for the U.S. Senate The Apollo Theater was built in Martinsburg Harry F. Bryd sold the Martinsburg Journal to Max von Schlegell Louis Marx began working for Ferdinand Strauss John McGraw was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention John McGraw's Bank of Grafton failed Prohibitionist John McWhorter served as chairman of the West Virginia Ratification Federation John Raine became president of the Meadow River Lumber Company The Minnehaha Springs Improvement Company was formed The Minter Lumber Company was founded by William E. Minter The Monongahela Railroad was completed to Pittsburgh Margaret Montague published Linda Matthew M. Neely left the office of clerk of House of Delegates Reported 223 different newspapers were publishing in West Virginia Ohio Valley Trades and Labor Assembly supported Eugene V. Debs for president Ogden's company had acquired the Parkersburg Daily Sentinel Ida Reed published her autobiography My Life Story The Pallottine Missionary Sisters came to West Virginia William MacCorkle became active in the Salvation Army The Charleston Interurban Railroad was built to St. Albans The Huntington tobacco warehouse opened T. C. Townsend was elected as Kanawha County's prosecuting attorney Pittsburgh's flood commission called for a dam on the Tygart Miners Hospital No. One changed its name to Welch Hospital No. One The College of Physicians and Surgeons became an independent program at WVU WVU had 46,500 books in the library Carter Woodson received a doctorate at Harvard Tibbs Run Reservoir began providing water to city of Morgantown
1947
Edward W. Stifel Sr. died Other events that happened on or around 1947 Federal government sold Arthurdale homes and community building to the homesteaders West Virginia Aeronautics Commission formed Florence Blanchfield retired Jesse Bloch's son, Thomas, became president of Bloch Brothers Tobacco Company Bluefield State College (now University) was fully accredited by the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education Business affairs for WVU and state colleges was transferred to WVU Board of Governors and State Board of Education Tony Boyle was brought to Washington as assistant to UMW President John L. Lewis Harry Brawley won an award for the "School of the Air" series Carter Coal Company sold to Youngstown Sheet & Tube Western Maryland Railroad took possession of the Cheat Mountain Club American Cyanamid built plant near Willow Island Levi Johnson Dean had 139 architectural commissions Coal production peaked with 174 million tons Jack Fleming began announcing for WVU sports Harry B. Heflin became the third president of Glenville State College "Biggie" Goldberg led the Chicago Cardinals to the NFL Championship The Greene Line acquired the Delta Queen Louis W. Chappell recorded Edden Hammons at Richwood Hotel Voters approved a city charter for the Weirton Alberta Pierson Hannum wrote Roseanna McCoy Ken Hechler began teaching at Princeton University Marshall won the NAIB national basketball tournament in Kansas City Homer Holt became general counsel for the Union Carbide company in New York City The Huttonsville Correctional Center became a separate institution from the state penitentiary at Moundsville The West Virginia Conservation Commission constructed a dam and bridge at the Jug of Middle Island Creek, restoring water to the original channel Wertz Field in Institute received modern facilities at Kanawha (Yeager) Airport Supreme Court ruling West Virginia-Pittsburgh Coal Company v. Strong limited surface mining The West Virginia League of Women Voters was recognized by the national office Operation of all locks and dams except Lock and Dam No 1 on the Big Sandy was discontinued Elli Mannette had perfected a steel drum with two octaves of a diatonic scale Jacob Rader Marcus established the American Jewish Archives Dan Maroney became a bus driver for the Charleston Transit Company Mildred Mitchell married William L. Bateman Mildred Mitchell-Bateman was accepted a position as staff physician at Lakin State Hospital Morgantown annexed part of Evansdale The Pence Springs property containing the original spring, hotel and fields were purchased by the state of West Virginia for use as a state prison for women Women prisoners from Moundsville Penitentiary were transferred to women's penitentiary in Pence Springs The Nazarene Camp and Conference ground was established at Summersville WPDX Clarksburg began competing with WMMN Fairmont for country music audience Alex Schoenbaum opened the Parkette Drive-In and Bowling Alley in the west side of Charleston Oliver S. Ikenberry became president of Shepherd College Hulett Smith began serving on the state Aeronautics Commission. Marshall College (now University) won the National Association of Intercollegiate Basketball Championship Miles Stanley became the president of his steelworkers union local An additional appropriation of $60,000 to build the State Police Academy was obtained from legislature The Co-operative Transit Company ceased streetcar operations in Wheeling area City Lines of West Virginia ceased streetcar operations in north-central West Virginia Surface mining production reached 18.4 million tons Union Carbide purchased the Institute butadiene, styrene and support facilities to convert to chemical plants Reported 14,510 people were employed in textile-related jobs in West Virginia The University of Hard Knocks was conceived by Jim Comstock Andre Van Damme and family moved to America Vitrolite ceased production Enrollment at West Virginia State College was 1,785 students The West Virginia Turnpike Commission was created by legislature The Nickel Plate Railroad purchased a majority of the Wheeling & Lake Erie Henry Mazer became conductor of the Wheeling Symphony Doc Williams had a major hit, "Beyond the Sunset" Florence Blanchfield ceased as superintendent of the Army Nurse Corps Sam Jones joined the Cleveland Buckeyes of the Negro American League Buck Harless became part owner of a lumber company Toni Stone played for the semi-pro Twin Cities Colored Giants
1976
The Stifel family deeded the Edemar estate to Oglebay Institute for a fine arts center Other events that happened on or around 1976 A craft sales shop was established at the Culture Center in Charleston Ruth Ann Musick published Coffin Hollow It was discovered that Friars Hole Cave connected with Snedegars Cave Glade Creek Mill was dedicated Excavation at Grave Creek Mound by the West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey identified a moat surrounding the mound K. K. Hall granted injunctions against a wildcat coal strike The Raleigh Register and Post-Herald of Beckley were sold to Clay Communications Recorded 26 instant libraries serving the residents of West Virginia Corridor E (now I-68) was completed as part of the Appalachian Development Highway system Kanawha Valley Bank moved into the new One Valley Square building Logan County began production of the drama, The Aracoma Story Harley Warrick painted a Mail Pouch sign in the State Museum Three new justices were seated on the five-member court after the general election Kathy Mattea entered WVU Irene McKinney published her first book of poems, The Girl with the Stone in Her Lap New Mennonite Congregation started in Monroe County The Midwives Alliance of West Virginia was founded Alan Mollohan married Barbara Whiting Morgan Morgan's log house was restored by the Berkeley County Historical Society The Morgantown Dominion Post began publishing once a day Two cougars were captured in Pocahontas County The Greenbrier Historical Society moved its museum from the city library to the North House Breece D'J Pancake entered the creative writing program at University of Virginia Jayne Anne Phillips enrolled in the University of Iowa's Writers Workshop A stone was dedicated in Lewisburg to honor Dick Pointer's heroism Pricketts Fort State Park opened during the 1976 Bicentennial Elinor Horwitz wrote Contemporary Folk Artists Otis Rice became book review editor of West Virginia History Soupy Sales hosted ABC's Junior Almost Anything Goes Chris Sarandon was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar and a Best Acting Debut Golden Globe Award for Dog Day Afternoon Red Sovine wrote the song "Teddy Bear" Anne Spencer's Lynchburg home was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The West Virginia State Farm Museum was started by Walden Roush Boyd Stutler's John Brown materials were acquired by the State Archives The Ohio Valley Unitarian Universalist Congregation was chartered by the Unitarian Universalist Association Control of the WAJR company was transferred to the Greer family heirs Uncle Homer Walker performed at the Smithsonian Institution Festival of American Folklife Charles W. Ferguson II died WesBanco became a bank holding company The Archives and History moved to the Culture Center The West Virginia Department of Culture and History was created by legislature Jim Comstock first tried to sell the West Virginia Hillbilly newspaper Wheeling Downs began dog racing The WVSSAC reestablished the girls state basketball tournament The Graham House was added to the National Register of Historic Places Barry Vance moved permanently to West Virginia John Chambers went to work for IBM John McKay became coach of Tampa Bay Buccaneers View Articles by Existing Key Dates or Specify Your Own Date Range |
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