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
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
Edward W. Stifel Sr. was born
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
