Peter Cline Buffington was elected Huntington's first mayor
Edward Jefferson Willis founded the Winchester Female Institute in Winchester
B&O lines reached Columbus, Lake Erie and Pittsburgh
Commencement Hall added as a wing to Old Main at Bethany
Jefferson County seat moved back to Charles Town after being in Shepherdstown
The Jefferson County seat moved back to Charles Town after temporarily being relocated to Shepherdstown
Waitman Willey's service in the U.S. Senate ended
Voters approved both a constitutional amendment eliminating the loyalty requirement for voting and a call for a new constitutional convention
Joseph Diss Debar ended his work of recruiting labor and landowners from abroad
Hyre D. Clark of Buckhannon was the first graduate of Fairmont State
John P. Hale became mayor of Charleston
Morris Harvey married Rosaltha Dickinson
The Independent was moved from Winfield to Huntington by O.G. Chase
Frank Hereford began the first of three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad purchased the land on which Hinton was built
The Flick Amendment was passed which ended political restriction on ex-Confederates in West Virginia
Jedediah Hotchkiss explored the extended Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Huntington was founded by Collis P. Huntington
John J. Allen died
James Madison Jackson died
John Jay Jackson Sr. served as a member of the commission to ascertain West Virginia's share of the Virginia debt
The Great Fire in Chicago burned up Mother Jones' dressmaking business and her possessions
The KKK virtually disappeared in West Virginia after voting privileges were restored to former Confederates
Daniel Lamb unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. Senate
The Flick Amendment was passed restoring voting rights for ex-Confederates
Mannington was chartered as a town by the legislature
The federal government conducted a survey of the river
