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1716
John Jackson was born Other events that happened on or around 1716 Gov. Alexander Spotswood crossed the Blue Ridge Mountains by way of Swift Run Gap, claiming the Shenandoah Valley for England and awarding golden horseshoes to his companions
1720
Elizabeth Cummins Jackson was born Other events that happened on or around 1720 Cornstalk was born Andrew Lewis was born in County Donegal, Ireland Daniel McGill organized Presbyterians into a "church order" at "Potomoke" near Shepherdstown
1757
George Jackson was born Other events that happened on or around 1757 George Fairfax inherited Belvoir when dad died Thomas Decker settled at Morgantown, first white settlement in Monogalia County Christopher Gist was appointed Indian agent Later revisions of the Fry-Jefferson maps appeared
1759
Edward Jackson was born Other events that happened on or around 1759 Cornstalk led raiders that killed a family in Virginia Occasional Indian raids continued in Virginia Frederick Ice established Ices Ferry on Monongahela River Christopher Gist died from smallpox England controlled key positions in North America
Sep 22, 1777
John George Jackson was born in Buckhannon
1788
David E. Jackson was born Other events that happened on or around 1788 Artist John Drinker was active in Pocahontas County Gen. William Darke voted for the ratification of the U.S. Constitution during the Virginia ratifying convention Daniel Boone and his family settled near mouth of Kanawha River Dr. Henry Harvey was born in Fincastle, Virginia Pendleton County was formed. Franklin originated as county seat of Pendleton County The first Mennonites in West Virginia settled near Lewisburg George Lemon was born John Stuart was a member of the Virginia convention that advocated ratification of the U.S. Constitution Reader, Wetzel County, was settled Ebenezer Zane represented Ohio County in the Virginia convention to ratify U.S. Constitution
1793
Edward Brake Jackson was born Other events that happened on or around 1793 Jesse Bennet married Elizabeth Hogg Campbell mansion built at Bethany Harman Blennerhassett joined the secret Society of United Irishmen William Cabell received a law degree from College of William and Mary Indian captive Mary Kinnan's letter arrived in New Jersey Bishop Asbury again held sessions of the Greenbrier Conference at Rehoboth Church George Steptoe Washington married Lucy Payne Virginia chartered a company for the improvement of the West Fork River Ebenezer Zane laid out the town of Wheeling
1797
John J. Allen was born Other events that happened on or around 1797 Jesse Bennet, wife, and daughter moved to Mason County Buffington purchased the island, now Buffington Island Elisha Brooks built the first salt furnace in the Charleston area Book issued in Shepherdstown by P. Rootes and C. Blagrove William Clendenin moved his family to Mason County George Clendenin died in Marietta, Ohio Salt furnaces in Kanawha County began Jesse Bennet and family moved to Point Pleasant Patrick Gass family located in Brooke County The General Assembly created Brooke County from northern Ohio County William Parson and Samuel Tanner settled in the Jackson County area Elisha Brooks built his salt furnace on land from Joseph Ruffner Simon Kenton lost his wife in a fire The Impartial Observer was founded in Shepherdstown Pleasants County saw its first permanent settlers. Anne Newport married William Royall Lewis Ruffner was born Walter Newman built a tavern at Point Pleasant The William Little family settled Littleton Wheeling became the county seat of Ohio County Oceana was established
1801
John Jackson died Other events that happened on or around 1801 Charles Town became the county seat of Jefferson County Bryan Fairfax became one of first 14 justices of the peace in Jefferson County Joseph Johnson and family settled in Harrison County William W. Brumfield settled in Lincoln County at Big Ugly Creek John Tackett settled in Lincoln County John Marshall became the chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court The first iron furnace west of the Allegheny Mountains was acquired by Peter Tarr and James Rankin Dick Pointer was purchased and freed The shape-note method for teaching singing first published in The Easy Instructor: A New Method of teaching Sacred Harmony in Philadelphia A munitions plant began production at Harpers Ferry
1818
James Madison Jackson was born Other events that happened on or around 1818 Bens Run earthworks described in the journal of Thom Nuttall Money was earmarked to pay tuition for poor white children to attend schools Commercial coal mining began The National Road, the first major highway in the region, was completed to Wheeling Jonathan Jackson and wife Julia Neale moved to Clarksburg Bishop James Madison's maps appeared Mail service on the unfinished National Road began to Wheeling The ferry to present Winfield was established The Runnion family arrived in Spencer George Summers moved to Charleston to live with Lewis Summers
Mar 28, 1825
John George Jackson died of an apparent stroke in Clarksburg
1825
Elizabeth Cummins Jackson died Other events that happened on or around 1825 Fairfax's plantation, Shannon Hill, was sold by daughter to G. W. Hammond James River & Kanawha Turnpike was completed William H. Cabell sold Green Bottom and its slaves to Capt. William Jenkins The Staunton Convention failed to meet western demands James Monroe Jackson was born City of Bolivar was established Robert E. Lee entered West Point Project management of the National Road was passed to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Capt. Henry Shreve replaced the first Washington with the George Washington Cedar Lawn was built by John Thornton Augustine Washington Isaiah Welch was born in Doddridge County
1826
Edward Brake Jackson died Other events that happened on or around 1826 Capt. William Jenkins moved to Green Bottom with his family Jonathan Jackson died John Jeremiah Jacob gave his account of Dunmore's War Wheeling, Morgantown, Romney, Harpers Ferry, Lewisburg and Martinsburg had libraries Anne Royall wrote Sketches of History, Life, and Manners in the United States The first steamboat arrived in Morgantown School sessions were held regularly in Moundsville Holly Grove was opened as a house of public entertainment The General Assembly changed end of Staunton Turnpike to be Parkersburg George Summers graduated from Ohio University
1827
David E. Jackson, William Sublette and Jedediah Smith became partners in the Rocky Mountain Fur Company Other events that happened on or around 1827 B&O chartered Alexander Campbell's wife, Margaret Brown, died Churches of Berkeley and Jefferson organized ecumenical Sabbath School Union Anne Royall wrote The Tennessean City of Logan was laid out and first named Lawnsville The stogie became popular when George W. Black of Wheeling sold the cigars to wagon drivers on the National Road The Northwestern Virginia Turnpike was chartered by the General Assembly to connect Winchester to Parkersburg Dick Pointer died. James Blaine built a gristmill on Blaine Island George Summers was admitted to the bar The General Assembly established the town of Virginius Alexander Withers moved to Harrison County
1828
Edward Jackson died Other events that happened on or around 1828 Philip Doddridge was elected to Congress The Gleaner newspaper was founded William Howells produced the book The Rise, Progress and Downfall of Aristocracy The Irish began helping build the C&O Canal The B&O railroad first begun in Baltimore James A. Price, father of William T. Price, came to Pocahontas County Samuel Price settled in Nicholas County and was admitted to the bar A bill passed Virginia calling for a constitutional convention
1831
George Jackson died Other events that happened on or around 1831 Alexander Scott Withers wrote and Joseph Israel published Chronicles of Border Warfare Alexander Scott Withers wrote and Joseph Israel published Chronicles of Border Warfare Martin Delany moved to Pittsburgh Harpers Ferry Free Press became the Virginia Free Press Ripley, the county seat of Jackson County, was laid out by Jacob Starcher Julie Neale Jackson died Terra Salis became Malden when David Ruffner laid out lots, streets and alleys Daniel Lamb was elected city clerk of Wheeling A state law library was established in Lewisburg The Western Virginian and People's Press was established in Elizabethtown The trustees of Monongalia Academy established Morgantown Female Collegiate Institute Anne Royall established Paul Pry newspaper in Washington William Chapman Sr.'s Chapman Floating Theater floated down the Ohio River from Pittsburgh Construction began at Staunton on turnpike Wheeling was declared an inland port of entry Richard Whelan was ordained to the priesthood Waitman Willey graduated from Madison College in Pennsylvania
1837
David E. Jackson died Other events that happened on or around 1837 Exchange Bank of Virginia in Norfolk established Organ Cave described Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company formed by act of Ohio General Assembly Henry Harvey died in Buffalo Claude Crozet was reappointed as state engineer of Virginia Marshall Academy (Marshall College, then Marshall University) was established St. John's Episcopal Church was established in Charleston Fayette County seat moved from New Haven to Vandalia (Fayetteville) Judge Isaac R. Douglas bought Happy Retreat Mary Harris "Mother" Jones was born in Ireland Daniel Lamb was admitted to the bar The Monongahela Navigation Company was formed to improve the river for navigation David Hunter Strother painted a portrait of Hunter John Myers from memory Samuel Price married Jane Stuart Mercer County was formed with Princeton as the county seat Alfred Beckley settled in Beckley with his family W.W. Fetterman built a saw mill in Valley Falls
1852
Thomas Moore Jackson was born Other events that happened on or around 1852 The congregation of the African Zion Baptist Church formally organized for the black community of Malden. Lemuel Chenoweth designed and built Philippi's covered bridge. Buckhannon was chartered Archibald Campbell graduated from Bethany College James Watson organized the Montana Mining Company Martin Delany published The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, And Destiny of the Colored People of the United States William Edwards opened his first coal mines on Paint Creek Jacob Jackson was admitted to the bar Anna Maria Reeves married Granville E. Jarvis George Smith Patton graduated the Virginia Military Institute La Belle Ironworks was founded Robert E. Lee became superintendent of West Point Weston's first bank opened its doors Thomas Lake Harris and James L. Scott jointly led the Mountain Cove Spiritualist community The Wheeling Intelligencer was established The Ritchie Mines was discovered by Frederick Lemon Shinnston was chartered as a town by the General Assembly David Strother contributed 20 illustrations to John Pendleton Kennedy's Swallow Barn: A Sojourn in the Old Dominion George Summers was elected circuit judge of Kanawha County Grafton emerged as a city A major flood hit Virginius Island James O Watson joined with Francis H. Pierpont to open a mine in Fairmont Wheeling had a library The Wheeling Intelligencer began The Potomac River flooded The Shenandoah River flooded
1856
Andrew Gardner Jackson was born Other events that happened on or around 1856 The B&O leased the Northwestern Virginia Railroad A troupe presented "Uncle Tom's Cabin" at The Atheneum Belle Boyd was sent to Mount Washington School in Baltimore Archibald Campbell moved to Wheeling William Edwards erected the first cannel coal oil works Thomas English moved from Logan County to Tazewell, Virginia Glenville was incorporated Grafton was chartered Hamilton Hatter was born in Jefferson County George Smith Patton moved to Charleston and organized the Kanawha Riflemen Daniel Lucas graduated from University of Virginia Mannington was chartered as a town by the Virginia legislature The city of Mason was incorporated Henry Mathews graduated from University of Virginia The Mount de Chantal Visitation Academy moved to a new building Oglebay Park Mansion Museum property was purchased by George W. Smith Piedmont was chartered Francis Pierpont helped found the Fairmont Male and Female Seminary. A B&O station was located at Cairo The Walton post office moved to Droddyville The first church was built in the St. Joseph Settlement William Stevenson was elected a member of the Pennsylvania legislature Ralph Swinburn was ordained a Baptist minister Wheeling Hospital moved to the Michael Sweeney Mansion The Intelligencer was acquired by Archibald Campbell
1861
William Thomas Bland was born Other events that happened on or around 1861 Convention changed the name to West Virginia and added five counties Two large rooms on the second floor of the Atheneum Prison were rented by the government for use as winter quarters for secessionist prisoners held at Camp Carlile on Wheeling Island There were six Baptists associations in West Virginia with almost 7,000 members Jacob Blair was an ardent Unionist when the Civil War broke out Navigational improvements made to the Coal River in the late 1850s were largely lost in the great flood Some of first troop movements of the Civil War originated at Camp Carlile Presidency Lincoln appointed Archibald Campbell postmaster of the Wheeling Post Office Ceredo became Union stronghold At the start of Civil War, Confederate attempts to secure the Kanawha Valley failed Nearly all parts of the present state were fully occupied by the filling out of the county settlement pattern Martin Delany published Blake: or, The Huts of America Bethany's Delta Tau Delta founding members graduated or left for service William Dickinson Jr. came to Kanawha John Echols was commissioned lieutenant colonel in the Confederate Army Daniel Farnsworth served in Second Wheeling Convention to create the Reorganized Government of Virginia Charles Faulkner delivered his last report to Secretary of State William Seward Granville Davisson Hall returned to record the proceedings of the Wheeling Convention Hancock County voters rejected the Virginia secession ordinance Harpers Ferry Armory and Arsenal was destroyed Nancy Hart was captured as a rebel spy in Braxton County Devil Anse Hatfield married Levicy Chafin John Imboden commanded a light battery at the initial capture of Harpers Ferry John Jay Jackson Jr. took a strong stand for the Union in the decision over secession Mudwall Jackson engaged the Wood County militia colonel in a fist-fight at Parkersburg's Jail House Riots Stonewall Jackson sided with Virginia in secession Job's temple was constructed The Civil War came to Keyser with the building of Fort Fuller George Latham's Company B. 2nd Virginia Infantry was ordered to stay in Grafton to vote against Virginia's Ordinance of Secession before leaving for battle Joseph Lightburn went to Wheeling A flood destroyed the locks and dams on the Guyandotte River Daniel Lucas served Confederate Gen. Henry A Wise in the Kanawha Valley campaign John McCausland organized and took command of the 36th Virginia when Virginia seceded A group of Moccasin Rangers captured Ripley and looted the town The Union Academy was closed Allen Taylor Caperton first served as senator to the Confederate States of America Anna Jarvis' home was headquarters for Union Gen. George B. McClellan The first refinery was built in Parkersburg Camp Carlisle became a major army recruiting and training center Pocahontas County suddenly became part of the front line of the Civil War Z. D. Ramsdell became captain of the 5th Virginia Regiment. Randolph County voted in favor of secession when Virginia left the Union Johnson Newlon Camden and John Jay Jackson Sr. brought in "The Eternal Center" well Jesse Reno was called east to command a brigade. William Starke Rosecrans drove Confederate forces from West Virginia William Stevenson represented Wood County at the first constitutional convention Peter Van Winkle served in the Second Wheeling Convention Peter Van Winkle was a member of the Governor's Council of the Reorganized Government of Virginia Peter Van Winkle represented Wood County in West Virginia's Constitutional Convention James O. Watson served as a delegate to the Second Wheeling Convention The constitutional convention for West Virginia met at the Wheeling Custom House. Voters west of the Allegheny Mountains rejected Virginia's secession from the U.S. Alexander Withers moved to Parkersburg Federal forces were stationed in Wood County
1871
John J. Allen died Other events that happened on or around 1871 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 Democrats gained control of West Virginia's government 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 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
1881
Jacob Beeson Jackson began service as governor 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 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 Johann Stifel died 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
1885
Jacob Beeson Jackson left office as governor of West Virginia Other events that happened on or around 1885 Parents of Walter Aegerter, Gottfried and Marianna Dubach Aegerter, moved to Helvetia Sumner School in Parkersburg added high school courses to its curriculum for black students. Annie Bartlett married Leonidas Bartlett Belle Boyd married her third husband Nathaniel High Flat Top Coal Company established its headquarters in Bramwell The state song "The West Virginia Hills" written by Ellen Ruddell was put to music by Henry Everett Engle The Hale House burned down in Charleston The move of the capital to Charleston occurred Frances Benjamin Johnston ended her studies in Paris at the Academie Julian One of the state's earliest telephone systems was installed in Weston John H. Lilly planted two or three oak trees that are still standing today John McGraw left as Taylor County prosecuting attorney The Berkeley Castle was built as a summer cottage The capital moved permanently back to Charleston aboard the Chesapeake and Belle Prince The former state capital was used for the Ohio County Courthouse Ohio Valley Trades and Labor Assembly moved its offices to Wheeling Christopher Payne established the West Virginia Enterprise. A new owner resumed mining at Ritchie Mines The Ruffner Hotel was built in Charleston The "West Virginia Mission" was organized under the Ohio conference Morris Shawkey entered business college I.C. White wrote an article in Science asserting his rediscovery of the anticlinal theory in the location of oil and gas Woodlawn was incorporated as a public cemetery
1901
James Monroe Jackson died Other events that happened on or around 1901 Emma Alderson founded the Alderson Baptist Academy (now Alderson-Broaddus College) in Alderson Emma Alderson founded the Alderson Baptist Academy (now part of Alderson Broaddus University) in Alderson Charles Ambler went to school at WVU Morris Harvey donated $10,000 to Barboursville College, now University of Charleston Branch of the C&O reached Beckley Matthew Clair earned his PhD from Bennette College in Greensboro, NC Thomas G. McKell built the Dun Glen Hotel West Virginia oil production peaked at 16 million barrels Deadly explosion in Consolidation Coal Company's No. 9 occurred Aretas Fleming and Clarence W. Watson merged coal companies into the Fairmont Coal Company Legislature decreed state game and fish warden would be paid from state treasury and could appoint deputy wardens J. P. Morgan interests began construction on works in Gary The Little Kanawha Valley Bank was incorporated The Barboursville Seminary changed its name to Morris Harvey College, now University of Charleston Harold Houston began practicing law in Parkersburg The Cabell County Courthouse was dedicated The Home for the Incurables changed its name to West Virginia Asylum Teepi Kendrick married Olive Garrison A constitutional amendment required voter registration I. T. Mann visited financier J. P. Morgan in New York Mifflin Marsh died The United State Stamping Company began operations Alexander McVeigh Miller won a seat in the West Virginia Senate Morgantown annexed Greenmont, Seneca, and South Morgantown The N&W acquired the Cincinnati, Portsmouth & Virginia Earl Oglebay sold his iron ore interests to U.S. Steel Earl Oglebay bought a mansion between Wheeling and Bethany, Waddington Farm George Peterkin helped erect a monument on Valley Mountain to memorialize the deaths of Confederate soldiers The Flat-top Coal Land Association was reorganized as the Pocahontas Coal & Coke Company Livia Poffenbarger established a local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Potomac State College was founded The West Virginia University band was founded by Walter Mestrezat. Daniel Purinton returned to WVU to become president. Richwood was incorporated Charles Ritter brought the offices of Tug River Lumber Company to Huntington William M. Ritter Lumber Company was incorporated Benjamin Rosenbloom played on the WVU football team The board of directed voted to establish a nursing school at Sheltering Arms Hospital The Pope Dock Company built New Grand Floating Palace The first local branch of West Virginia Socialist Party was established in Wheeling Samuel Starks was appointed as the first black in U.S. to serve as state librarian The Fairmont & Clarksburg Traction streetcar company began Another long distance telephone line was constructed through West Virginia The first coal in Upshur County was commercially mined Ward Engineering Works built the Unique for the U.S. Engineering Corp The Historical Society began publishing The West Virginia Historical Magazine Quarterly Albert Blakeslee White became governor Hurry-up Yost became coach at University of Michigan James E. Taylor died in New York City
1912
Thomas Moore Jackson died 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 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 Edward Stifel built Edemar mansion 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
1928
William Thomas Bland died Other events that happened on or around 1928 Reported 88 junior high schools were open in the state The Raleigh Register became a daily newspaper Ernest Farrow was born in Huntington The Jones Diamond was found by Grover Jones and William "Punch" Jones in Monroe County An edition of Samuel Kerchival's A History of the Valley of Virginia incorporating editorial notes was printed Fiddler Clark Kessinger began recording The Kimball War Memorial was dedicated Waitman Linger relocated his family-run chair business to the French Creek William A. MacCorkle published The Recollections of Fifty Years of West Virginia William A. MacCorkle published The Recollections of Fifty Years of West Virginia Minnie Lowther wrote Friendship Hill, Home of Albert Gallatin Louis Marx & Company introduced the yo-yo The Concrete Steel Bridge Company of Clarksburg encountered unexpected difficulties with Pennsylvania bridge project A record 31.6 million board feet was sawed by the Meadow River Lumber Company Margaret Montague's Tony Beaver tales were published as Up Eel River
1942
Andrew Gardner Jackson died Other events that happened on or around 1942 West Virginia State Board of Education adopted flag-salute regulations Florence Blanchfield was commissioned as a lieutenant colonel Construction on the Bluestone Dam began Alonzo Brooks returned to French Creek Log lodge, two framed dormitories, swimming pool and bathhouse constructed at Camp Washington-Carver Brandon Hass sold the property now known as Cathedral State Park to the state The Charleston Ordnance Center received the coveted Army-Navy "E" production award Carl Rutherford learned to play in same tunings as others Julia Davis wrote The Sun Climbs Slow U.S. Farm Security Administration came to an end Ken Hechler was drafted as an infantry private Two separate groups of Italian POWs were imprisoned in West Virginia The first and largest contingent of Italian POWs arrived to build Camp Ashford Gordon L. Bennett was the first executive secretary of the Library Commission The Linsly School became known as the Linsly Military Institute The Lost World Caverns cave was discovered as the Grapevine Cave Frank McEnteer arrived in the Middle East Kermit McKeever became superintendent of Lost River State Park J. Kemp McLaughlin was assigned to the 92nd heavy bombardment group of the Eighth Air Force Mercer County's miners produced 3,500,000 tons of coal Arnold Miller joined the army Okey Mills enlisted in the army as paratrooper The Civilian Conservation Corps was terminated Calvin W. Price received an honorary law degree from West Virginia University. Dyke Raese coached the West Virginia University men's basketball team to a major sports national championship. The Schoolhouse Cave survey was completed Hugh Shott served in U.S. Senate Hubert Skidmore wrote Hill Lawyer Sam Snead had won 29 tournaments President of UMWA District 17 Van Bittner resigned CCC Camp Watoga was closed Wertz Field Airport closed Only 212 students enrolled at West Liberty State College Phil Conley re-acquired the West Virginia Review Antonia Modarelli became director of the Charleston Civic Orchestra The Works Progress Administration ceased operation View Articles by Existing Key Dates or Specify Your Own Date Range |
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