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1744
Isaac Van Meter settled in present Hardy County Other events that happened on or around 1744 The Draper family moved to Draper's Meadow (Blacksburg, Virginia) Iroquois disposed territory in sales to colonial government A treaty conference was held between representatives of Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia and delegates from the Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga, Seneca and Tuscarora tribes; Virginia negotiators were able to buy their claim to the Ohio Valley in the Treaty of Lancaster
1765
Maj. John Hansford was born in Orange County Other events that happened on or around 1765 Mad Anne Bailey married Richard Trotter First mention of Blennerhassett Island in journal of Indian trader George Croghan Captain Bull, Delaware Indian, settled near the Little Kanawha St. Peter's Lutheran Church was established at Shepherdstown John "Hunter John" Myers was born The British Stamp Act was passed
1770
A log house was built by James Byrnside in Union Other events that happened on or around 1770 Francis Asbury is part of the Methodist movement in England Botetourt County formed from southern half of Augusta John Corbly settled in the Morgantown area John Sutton formed the Simpson Creek Baptist Church in Harrison County Adam Stephen purchased 255 acres of land in present Berkeley County and laid out Martinsburg Lord Dunmore was appointed governor of New York William Stewart came from Ireland to the Forks of Cheat in present Monongalia County Col. George Washington and Dr. James Craik claimed land in the Ohio watershed on their canoe trip Killbuck died at the Delaware village in present Coshocton, Ohio While hunting, Kyashuta encounters George Washington on his canoe trip The upper watershed of the Little Kanawha was explored by John Hacker Chief Logan moved his family to the Ohio Valley George Washington surveyed Ohio River bottomlands from Point Pleasant to Letart Samuel McColloch emigrated from the South Branch of the Potomac to Wheeling A survey party led by George Washington visited the present Point Pleasant area in Mason County George Washington surveyed the present Ravenswood area in Jackson County and later acquired 2,448 acres there Jesse Hughes became the first European to enter Roane County John Stuart built the first mill in Greenbrier County Joseph Tomlinson and brother Samuel Tomlinson settled in the Ohio Valley frontier The Treaty of Lochaber secured for Britain any lands in the Western Virginia region not covered by the Treaty of Hard Labor George Washington wrote the first written accounts of the forests of present West Virginia A permanent settlement was made in the Buckhannon Valley Samuel Washington built his house Harewood in present Jefferson County
1790
Owen Neel II built a log house near Gap Mills Other events that happened on or around 1790 John Beckley married Maria Prince Beverly was chartered and named after governor Beverley Randolph Charles Clendenin died "Mad Anne" Bailey made 100-mile dash from besieged Fort Lee to Fort Union in Lewisburg for gunpowder Horatio Gates sold his property and freed all of his slaves Obadiah Paden settled between New Martinsville and Sistersville, in what is now Paden City The first U.S. Census found the population of the territory now comprising West Virginia to be 55,873 St. Mary's was settled The Shawnees defeated armies sent against their villages Indians attacked Fort Tackett, kidnapping several people Bushrod Corbin Washington was born John Wyatt settles Pine Grove
1810
The Old Stone House at Belle was built by Samuel Shrewsbury Other events that happened on or around 1810 First recorded permanent settler, Phillip Starcher of present Calhoun County Virginia established a "Literary Fund" for support of education The General Assembly recognized the new village of Guyandotte The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld David Hunter's claim to 739 acres of the former Fairfax lands The Bye-Stander was established in Clarksburg Newport was rechartered and named Parkersburg after Captain Parker. John Webster bought the property of John Bunnell and built the Old Stone House, in present Pennsboro, Ritchie County Thomas Buffington was instrumental in founding the town of Guyandotte Berkeley County had a water-powered textile industry Methodists organized their first church in Upshur County The William Clark House was built The Potomac River flooded
1815
A log House was built in Union Other events that happened on or around 1815 Roman Bath house constructed in Morgan County at Berkeley Springs State Park James Otis Watson was born in Fairmont Dr. Richard Ellis Putney set up practice in Malden Claude Crozet ended term with Napoleon at his defeat at Waterloo The stockade at Fort Lee was torn down Patrick Gass returned home to Brooke County after the War of 1812 Stockton's Tavern, later known as the Glen Ferris Inn, was built by two Irishmen Reported 52 salt furnaces were operating along the Kanawha River for a distance of ten miles east of Charleston A small settlement began to farm near the present day eastern corporate limits of Hurricane Joseph Johnson was elected to the House of Delegates Maps for the Virginia Board of Public Works began being published Daniel Ruffner built Holly Grove mansion in Charleston Asa Shinn laid out town lots in present Shinnston The daughters of Charles Wells laid out town lots for Sistersville Middlebourne became the county seat of Tyler County The first general conference of the clergy of the Church of the United Brethren was held Cabell County troops fought at the Battle of New Orleans
1832
Jacob Van Meter of Hardy County abandoned the vernacular tradition house with his house in the Greek Revival style Other events that happened on or around 1832 John Augustine Washington II died, leaving Blakeley to John A. Washington III Allen Taylor Caperton married Harriet Echols Claude Crozet ended his service in Virginia Shrewsbury and Dickinson established the John Q. Dickinson salt furnace in Malden Charles Faulkner spoke publicly for the gradual elimination of slavery Wardensville was chartered in Hardy County Harrisville was chartered A fire destroyed most of the original interior wood trim of Holly Grove Capon Iron Works was built by James Sterrett The James River & Kanawha Turnpike was completed to the Ohio River A branch of the Bank of Virginia was chartered in the Kanawha Valley Charles James Faulkner gave his account of the boundary dispute between Maryland and Virginia The first Mormon missionaries entered Cabell County Moundsville was established on land by Simeon Purdy The first courthouse at Ripley was built The first post office in Ripley opened Lydia Shepherd married Daniel Cruger after her former husband's death James "Bad Jim" Vance was born John Augustine Washington died William Wirt was a presidential candidate of the Anti-Masonic Party
1834
Craik-Patton House constructed in Charleston Other events that happened on or around 1834 Merchants and Mechanics Bank in Wheeling incorporated Blue Sulphur Springs was created as a resort by George Washington Buster William Howells left Wheeling Top Mill was established in Wheeling by Pittsburgh ironmasters Daniel Lamb became secretary and treasurer of the Wheeling Savings Institution Samuel Price was elected to the House of Delegates from Fayette and Nicholas counties
1840
Female Academy in Union (Monroe County) started Other events that happened on or around 1840 Management at Sweet Springs opened a new hostelry Gordon Battelle received a B.A. from Marietta Collegiate Institute (Marietta College) John Carlile was admitted to the bar Castlerock community began 90 furnaces produced a million bushels of salt annually Eli Moore graduated from Jefferson College William Howe given patent for the Howe truss system G. W. Hammond demolished Ferdinando Fairfax's plantation, Shannon Hill, and built the present dwelling in Jefferson County Fayette County's first census recorded 3,924 residents Two communion cups from this year are among the antiques of the Forks-of-Cheat Baptist Church John Hale moved to the Kanawha Valley Mill Island was built as a private house John H. Hall invented the first working interchangeable firearms manufacturing system for breechloading rifle at Hall's Rifle Works Chester Hubbard graduated as valedictorian from Wesleyan University of Connecticut The first church was built in the Jackson County area Jackson County's population was 4,890 Construction of the James River & Kanawha Canal was completed between Richmond and Lynchburg Joseph Lightburn moved to Lewis County Kanawha Salines Presbyterian Church was constructed Mifflin Marsh began selling stogies to steamboat crews and passengers for four for a penny John Chapman erected the first house in New Cumberland All bridges on the Northwestern Virginia Turnpike were completed William P. Rathbone and his sons purchased 12,000 acres at Burning Springs Run in Wirt County. Census provided numerical proof that the white population of the Trans-Allegheny exceeded that of the rest of the state Benjamin Stickley was licensed as a United Brethren evangelist German members of the United Brethren in Baltimore migrated to Braxton County The Rathbones purchased land at Burning Springs Locust Hill was built by Lucy Elizabeth Washington The Wine family first settled in Braxton County
1845
The Funkhouser house was built Other events that happened on or around 1845 Southern Baptist Convention organized Arthur Boreman was admitted to the bar Bruen land agents had sold a number of farm sites to northern settlers Luke Jaco opened a tavern and stagecoach stop that was part of the Underground Railroad Doddridge County was name in honor of Philip Doddridge Reported three dozen primitive sawmills in present West Virginia Town of Glenville was laid out John Hale graduated from University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Frank Herford graduated from McKendree College, Illinois The Great Potato Famine in Ireland pushed many Irish into the area of Western Virginia John Jay Jackson Jr. graduated from College of New Jersey (Princeton University) The Reeves family moved to Philippi William McCoy built a new mill on site of the old mill Thomas Gaylord McKell was born The Moorefield Examiner was established Johnny Appleseed (John Chapman) died Lynnside Manor was built The middle section of Staunton Turnpike was completed to Weston George Summers left the House of Representatives William Thurmond moved to Fayette County
1853
The Fort Hill Farm brick house was built in Mineral County Other events that happened on or around 1853 The Blackwater Chronicle was originally published Mr. Boyd purchased land at the corner of Race and Spring, Martinsburg Barrackville bridge built by Lemuel Chenoweth Covington & Ohio Railroad was charted Thomas English bought 27 coal leases and incorporated two coal companies Hamlin was chartered by the General Assembly Jedediah Hotchkiss married Sara Comfort Nativists adhering to the Know Nothing party threatened a papal diplomat visiting Wheeling John Jacob married Jane Baird John Jacob was appointed professor of political economy at the University of Missouri Joseph Johnson's wife died Kingwood was chartered by the General Assembly Hamlin was established by the General Assembly Two locks and dams were added to the Guyandotte and Ohio River Logan was chartered as town of Aracoma by the General Assembly Mining began in Clifton The St. John's Chapel was built David Strother was commissioned by Harper and Brothers to write and illustrate article about sporting expedition into the Canaan wilderness A suspension bridge was constructed on the Weston & Gauley Bridge Turnpike at Sutton Virginia's Chapel was built in Cedar Grove Bishop Richard Whelan bought property for the Wheeling Hospital Four-story building built as a warehouse for the Crescent Manufacturing Company in Wheeling
1874
A group of shotgun cottages were built for workers of the Central Glass Company and the Wheeling & Elm Grove Railroad Other events that happened on or around 1874 Alexander Boteler ran unsuccessfully for Congress Col. George Imboden bought the house known as Contentment in Ansted Rebecca Davis wrote John Andross William Dawson was elected chairman of the Preston County Republican committee Alexander Donaghho started a pottery operation Congress ordered a survey of the Guyandotte River The first courthouse was replaced in Ritchie County William Harvey began practicing law in Huntington Hinton was laid out and lots sold Investors erected a coke-fueled blast furnace along the C&O railway William C. Kelly began making axes in Kentucky John Birch became principal of Linsly School Steamboats began travel from Parkersburg upriver to Palestine (Wirt County) on the Little Kanawha The U.S. Congress authorized a survey of the Big Sandy and Tug and Levisa forks to determine the feasibility of building locks and dams Henry Clay Ragland arrived in Logan The town of Hurricane was established as Hurricane station after the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad was completed. Henry Ragland moved to Logan. Shepherd University had 160 students Alexander Wade implemented the a plan for the rural elementary education James O. Watson's coal mine partnership with Francis H. Pierpont was dissolved The West Virginia Baptist Association was formed The Education Association's first recorded constitution and bylaws were drafted and adopted The Wheeling Diocese claimed 46 churches 7 chapels, 9 schools seminary, hospital 31 priests and 109 women religious Four locks and dams were completed by the Little Kanawha Navigation Company The first public high school diplomas issued in the state were awarded to Parkersburg High School graduates City of Huntington purchased the property from the Central Land Company, owned by Collis P. Huntington
1880
The Funkhouser barn was built in Hardy County Other events that happened on or around 1880 Thomas Anshutz painted The Ironworkers' Noontime Main building of the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum at Weston was completed Thomas Anshutz painted Ironworkers' Noontime Raleigh County Index established by Edwin Prince Joseph Beury and brothers began to buy tracts of coal land Preston County Brookside Resort was built Jimmy D. Johnson established water-powered mill at Brush Creek Falls William Edwin Chilton passed the bar The International Sunday School Association was organized in West Virginia U.S Census published the first statistical compilation on West Virginia forests Two-thirds of West Virginia still covered by old forest Fairmont State had more students than any normal school Post No. 1 of Guard Army of the Republic was organized in Martinsburg Devil Anse Hatfield led the armed party rescuing Johnse Hatfield from the brothers of Rose Anna McCoy Hinton was incorporated Reported only 250 people lived in Hollidays Cove Jedediah Hotchkiss began publishing a monthly magazine, The Virginias: a Mining, Industrial and Scientific Journal Devoted to the Development of Virginia and West Virginia Census listed 8 Irish families totaling 43 persons occupying Irish Mountain Jews lived in most of the developed areas of the state George Latham was appointed as supervisor of the census for West Virginia's First District William Leigh began studying under Hugh Newell at Maryland Institute William MacCorkle was elected prosecuting attorney of Kanawha County Hu Maxwell graduated from Weston Academy John McGraw entered the practice of law Agnes Reeves Greer was born Orthodox Christians from Russia, Greece and Ottoman Empire began to settle in coalfields of West Virginia St. Mary Carpatho-Russian Orthodox church was founded in Bluefield There were 400 sawmills in West Virginia Nathan Scott was elected to the Wheeling City Council The Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Wheeling was erected by the Soldiers Aid Society West Virginia's first telephone exchange was placed in service in Wheeling Charles Ward began working full time at his own business The National Guard was activated for service in areas of labor unrest, specifically to quell a strike of coal miners at Hawks Nest Construction began at a point on the B&O Railway The mental hospital at Weston was completed Wheeling had 30,737 people Emanuel Wilson was elected speaker of the House of Delegates
1887
Helvetia built its first steam sawmill Other events that happened on or around 1887 Babcock Lumber Company founded in Pittsburgh Fourth capital building was finished and legislature moved in Cheat Mountain Club built by Cheat Mountain Sportsmen's Association C&O Railroad forced into receivership again Clarksburg laid first 6 miles of water lines J. R. Clifford became first black admitted to practice law before the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Justus Collins organized Louisville Coal & Coke Company in Mercer County Dan Cunningham was part of group that murdered Rev. Tom Ryan Fostoria Glass Company began in Fostoria, Ohio William Glasscock became superintendent of schools The seat of Cabell County was moved to Huntington from Barboursville Waitman T. Linger started making chairs at Beans Mill Daniel Lucas was nominated as U.S. Senator by Governor Wilson Perry Cline persuaded the governor of Kentucky to prosecute the Hatfields for murdering three of Randolph McCoy's sons C.F. Millspaugh published the last section of American Medicinal Plants The first West Virginia mining law was passed and regarded as the nation's weakest State laws were strengthened following the Mountain Brook mine disaster that claims 39 lives George Peterkin founded the Sheltering Arms Hospital. Legislature authorized building of Spencer State Hospital to relieve overcrowding at Weston State Hospital Electric streetcars began to be used in Wheeling Sumner School graduated its first class of four students, the first high school diplomas in West Virginia issued to blacks The original stone structure at Tray Run was replaced by a viaduct The West Virginia Wesleyan College was established in Buckhannon Western Maryland Railway was completed to Cumberland
1891
The Martinsburg Mining, Manufacturing and Improvement Company developed a subdivision for workers Other events that happened on or around 1891 State Board of Agriculture set up by legislature Legislature created a state banking department There were 49 state banks and 22 national banks in West Virginia Collection of Ambrose Bierce's Civil War stories, Tales of Soldiers and Civilians (also known as In the Midst of Life) was published Fannie Cobb Carter earned teaching degree from Storer College in Harpers Ferry WVU Mountaineers played first football game against University of Pittsburgh First bridge built across the Kanawha River, in Charleston Clarksburg investors acquired the Telegram First principal of present Concord University Capt. James Harvey French died James Dye graduated from Starling Medical College in Cincinnati William Dawson became chairman of Republican state committee Alexander L. Wade's education graduating system was made compulsory statewide Stephen Elkins was appointed secretary of war by President Harrison George Peterkin built the Church of the Good Shepherd in Parkersburg Town of Ansted was incorporated, named for David T. Ansted The Central City brewery was built by American Brewing Company Fostoria Glass Company relocated to Moundsville Construction on Graceland began in Elkins John P. Hale wrote History of the Great Kanawha Valley Hamilton Hatter became a member of the college board of trustees George Imboden was elected the first mayor of Ansted The "Australian" or standardized printed ballot was adopted in West Virginia Paris Brumfield was murdered by his son Charley in the wake of the Lincoln County Feud The "government lock" was built on Little Kanawha River near Burning Springs The federal government built a fifth lock and dam near burning springs The Moundsville Daily Echo was established as a weekly newspaper C. F. Millspaugh arrived at WVU The Mount Carbon Prehistoric Site was investigated by Col. P. W. Norris for the Smithsonian Institution's Bureau of American Ethnology John T. McGraw purchased the land at Marlinton. Pruntytown was originally established as the Industrial School for Boys Pruntytown was originally established as the Industrial School for Boys. Postmaster General John Wanamaker conducted a limited experiment with rural free delivery in the Eastern Panhandle Labor organization lobbied for the law regulating scrip The Seneca Glass Company opened in Fostoria, Ohio James David Shaw became editor of the Moundsville Daily Echo Telephone switchboards were installed at Clarksburg McDowell County seat located to Welch The Norfolk & Western Railway Company extended its line into McDowell County The Historical Society asked the West Virginia legislature for funding Harriet Lyon became the first woman to receive a degree from WVU The Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway was completed to Martin's Ferry Ohio Emanuel Wilson authored a new election law
1908
A. Fremont Gold and W. Alfred Gold built twin houses in Mason Other events that happened on or around 1908 Charles Ambler received a doctorate in social sciences Virginian Railway began building a new line Louis Bennett Sr. unsuccessfully ran for governor Legislature authorized the purchase of land to serve as training base Fannie Cobb Carter organized teacher-training department at West Virginia Colored Institute (now West Virginia State University) William Conley was appointed to unexpired term as West Virginia attorney general Forest fires destroyed 1.7 million acres Congress prepared way for establishment of National Forest Reserve in Monongahela Legislature replaced the Board of Examiners with state Board of Education 4-H movement in West Virginia began in Monroe County The German Dunkards changed their name to the Church of the Brethren William Glasscock resigned as internal revenue collector to run for governor Henry Hatfield became a member of the West Virginia Senate Herman Kump elected prosecuting attorney in Randolph County Clark W. May died William Alexander MacCorkle wrote Some Southern Questions I. T. Mann served as a delegate to the Republican national convention Johnson Camden McKinley became a millionaire coal operator The Mercer Healing Springs Corporation was bought out by Rufus G. Meador James Miller published History of Summers County Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller divorced her husband and moved to Boston after discovering his infidelities West Virginia legislature rejected every mine safety law proposed President Teddy Roosevelt advocated the formation of a federal agency to investigate mine accidents, teach accident prevention and conduct mine safety research Margaret Montague published In Calvert's Valley The Morgantown Weekly Post and the Morgantown Chronicle merged Anna Jarvis founded Mother's Day The Church of the Nazarene was established as a national body Matthew M. Neely was elected mayor of Fairmont There were 2,592 normal school-students Oak Park opened Poles became the third-largest immigrant group working in the West Virginia coal mines Responding to a worldwide epidemic, the Board of Health recommended that West Virginia make provision for the care and treatment of tuberculosis Ritter Park was originally purchased by the city of Huntington The last log drive of the St. Lawrence Boom and Manufacturing Company The West Virginia Socialist Party spread to Huntington E. M. Statler opened the Buffalo Statler The Wellsburg, Bethany & Washington interurban railway was built William P. Tams launched the Gulf Smokeless Coal Company in the new Winding Gulf coalfield An act of Congress provided for a battlefield monument at Point Pleasant Sistersville General Hospital was founded Vitrolite was manufactured by the Meyercord-Carter Company in Vienna Fire destroyed the building of the Baptist State Convention I.C. White wrote an extensive report on the coal resources of Brazil I.C. White was invited by the Teddy Roosevelt administration to speak at the first White House Conference on conservation Lenna Yost became the state president of WCTU Credit unions began appearing in the United States
1910
U.S. Coal & Coke built 12 individual company towns at Gary Other events that happened on or around 1910 Appalachian Power Company began Daniel Willard became president of B&O Mannington, Fairmont, Clarksburg, and Grafton baseball teams formed the Class D West Virginia League Charleston entered professional baseball Beckley population rose to 2,161 Bluefield's population exceeded 10,000 U.S. Supreme Court established boundary between Preston County, West Virginia and Garrett County, Maryland Pearl Buck returned to the U.S. after living in China Pine Run School was built Annie G. Packette raised $50,000 to construct Charleston Opera House Charleston Mail sold to Samuel Dixon Men including John W. Davis published the Culpeper Exponent U.S. Bureau of Mines created after the Fairmont disaster of 1907 West Virginia coke production peaked at 4,217,381 tons Justus Collins opened Winding Gulf mine Danske Dandridge wrote Historic Shepherdstown Levi Dean began practicing architecture in Charleston The first deer hunting season was established West Virginia's approximate deer population was 1,000 Thurmond accounted for almost 20% of all revenue generated on C&O Railway Isaac Morris sold Easton Roller Mill to William Ley West Virginia schools had fallen behind national averages West Virginia had only 12 fully accredited high schools The Department of Education increased to five divisions Golden era of glass production ended Aretas Fleming pushed to establish the U.S. Bureau of Mines A. B. Brooks compiled a report on West Virginia forests Thaddeus Fowler returned to West Virginia Number of farms in West Virginia stood at 97,000 Glass factory employment totaled 7,500 workers The Meadow River Lumber Company was organized in Rainelle The C&O purchased the Greenbrier Resort and developed it into a major destination Rimfire Hamrick opened a jewelry, watch repair, and gunsmith shop in Webster Springs The High Gate mansion was built for James Edwin Watson Census reported 5,939 Hungarians in West Virginia Census showed 17 Irish families and 82 person occupying Irish Mountain Reported 17,000 Italian immigrants in West Virginia McDowell County reported the most Italian immigrants in West Virginia with 2,300 City of Ranson was established Reported most of the Kelly Axe Company's grinders were natives of Poland or Russia Harley Kilgore graduated from Mannington High School Sarah Ann Legg appealed her case for murder of Jay Legg and was acquitted of all charges Lincoln County had a population of 20,491 Signs bearing "Chew Mail Pouch Tobacco, Treat yourself to the Best" began appearing Akro Agate was founded in Ohio Marlinton had a tannery, two banks, two newspapers, 20 stores, a hospital, opera house, fire department, school, water system, & electric power Marlinton Opera House was built by J. C. Tilton John Matheus graduated from Western Reserve University (Case Western Reserve) in Cleveland, Ohio The original sawmill of the Meadow River Lumber Company was built The McKendree and Welch hospitals opened affiliated nursing schools Morgantown population rose to 9,150 Howard Sloan organized the first enduring work of the Church of the Nazarene in West Virginia The New York Central gained control of the Toledo & Ohio Central Niagara Movement failed to meet The O. Ames company arrived in Parkersburg 37 of the state's 55 counties were completely dry or allowed the prohibition of the sale of liquor under local option laws. The C&O and Virginian railroads had penetrated every section of Raleigh County A factory making buttons from river mussel shell opened in St. Marys Nathan Scott lost the Republican nomination The Raine brothers established the Meadow River Lumber Company Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes ruled that the Swan lands had been forfeited to the state because taxes had not been paid Thurmond had a population of 315 The B&O railroad penetrated the Trough Tucker County population peaked at 18,675 The steamboat Virginia went aground on a falling Ohio River and ended up in a cornfield at Ravenswood The Meyercord-Carter Company reorganized as the Vitrolite Company The Greenbrier, Cheat & Elk Railroad was incorporated T. Edward Hill joined the McDowell Times Ohio Valley Glass became Paul Wissmach Glass Company
1925
Berkerly Countian Benjamin Snyder built his home reflecting aspects of the Sears, Roebuck and Company's Sheridan house Other events that happened on or around 1925 Izetta Brown married Hugh Miller Everett Ferguson acquired Browns Island in its entirety Fannie Cobb Carter's husband Emory Carter died Union Carbide moved to Rollin Chemical site in So. Charleston John Harrington Cox's dissertation published as Cox presided over founding of West Virginia Folklore Society Folk-Songs of the South by Harvard Univ. Press Levi Dean built the Ricketts house in Huntington Henry Davis Hazelwood was appointed the principal of Douglass High School Dreamland pool in Kenova opened as a private business DuPont built the Belle plant Alpha Psi Omega, an international collegiate honor society for drama students, was founded at Fairmont State College (now Fairmont State University) West Virginia Farm Bureau Service Company was organized Stage Struck starring Gloria Swanson was filmed in New Martinsville A fire destroyed nearly all of the Greenbrier Military School's buildings John Harrington Cox documented nine version of "John Hardy," confusing Hardy and Henry as the same person in Folk-Songs of the South Federal board unveiled national system of interstate routes and uniform highway signs Reported 233 high school were open in the state The Itmann Company Store opened John L. Dickinson became president of Kanawha Valley Bank after the death of John Q. Dickinson Kanawha Valley Hospital bought the Barber Sanatorium and Hospital facility Tom Kromer first attended Marshall College Jean Lee Latham graduated from West Virginia Wesleyan College A new building on Linsly's campus was built Pare Lorentz moved to New York Minnie Lowther wrote Marshall Hall The "Thundering Herd" nickname was first used after Marshall defeated Glenville State Jacob Marcus received his Ph.D. from the University of Berlin The Governor's Mansion was completed John Matheus' short story "Fog" won first place in the Opportunity magazine short story contest Bernard McDonough left Georgetown University Howard B. Lee became attorney general Governor Morgan pardoned John Wilburn Morgantown citizens made a failed attempt to remove Zackquill Morgan's remains from Prickett's Fort to his hometown of Morgantown The first Mountaineer Field was completed William Page Pitt graduated from Muskingum College Pocahontas Coal & Coke Company moved to Bluefield William Revercomb married Sara Hughes A scrip law was written by coal company lobbyists making scrip non-transferable The Sistersville to New Martinsville streetcar line ceased operation Dial service was introduced in Huntington The United Carbon Company was formed The Virginian Railway began electrification of its trains Only 134 students were enrolled at West Liberty State Normal School (now West Liberty University) Legislature created another West Virginia Historical Society with an appointive body Legislation passed to have the state historian and archivist to publish a quarterly history magazine A new administration building was completed at West Virginia Collegiate Institute (now West Virginia State University) The Greek fraternal system replace earlier literary societies at West Virginia Wesleyan College Whitaker-Glessner subsidiary, the Principio Company ceased production of pig and bar iron in Maryland T. G. Nutter lobbied against the Charleston premiere of D.W. Griffith’s Birth of a Nation View Articles by Existing Key Dates or Specify Your Own Date Range |
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