River Transportation

Alexander Campbell settled at present Bethany

Felix Grundy was elected to Congress

Joseph Johnson was appointed a constable

Road crews started in Maryland on the National Road

Swiss Immigrant David Boudon became an artist in Wheeling

Buckhannon was established

Western representatives called for a constitutional convention

John George Jackson was a promoter of the Staunton Convention

Dr. James Putney was born in Malden

The Staunton Convention failed to meet western demands

Middlebourne became the county seat of Tyler County

Noah Ludlow bought a 25-foot flatboat

The General Assembly passed an act to establish an Internal Improvement Fund and Board of Public Works

Charlestown became Wellsburg

There were Orthodox communities in Beckley, Bluefield, Charleston, Clarksburg, Huntington, Morgantown, Weirton and Wheeling

Nick Rahall married Melinda Ross

Research began in both animal and crop sciences and in practical farm management

Salem International University announced financial improvements

Edward Stifel III sold conservation easement to Smoke Hole property to the West Virginia Nature Conservancy