James Produce Company

William Edwin Chilton appointed to an unexpired term as Kanawha County prosecutor

Legislature established the West Virginia Department of Mines and fatality records began to be kept

Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company acquired the Ohio Fuel Supply Company

Henry Gassaway Davis left the U.S. Senate

Fayetteville was incorporated under its name

The Calhoun Chronicle was first published

John P. Hale published a pamphlet on Daniel Boone's years in the Kanawha Valley

James Edward "Blind Ed" Haley was born

William "Coin" Harvey went to Colorado to work as silver prospector and miner

The Lovett family began ownership of the Lockwood House in Harpers Ferry

William Howells retired from Ohio politics

Frances Benjamin Johnston began her studies at the Academie Juilian in Paris

State legislature elected John Kenna to the U.S. Senate

William Leigh left Maryland Institute to begin studying at the Royal Academy in Munich, Germany

The Wheeling Public Library was created

The Norfolk & Western Railway arrived in Mercer county

Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller wrote The Bride of the Tomb

The first mine safety laws in West Virginia were enacted

English immigrants settled in the Linwood-Mingo area of Randolph County

A prohibition amendment passed in the House of Delegates but was defeated in the Senate.

Ripley's population was at 614

Lewis Ruffner died

The Salvation Army opened its first West Virginia "corps" in Wheeling

Seventh-Day Adventist churches were organized in Wood and Kanawha counties

The West Virginia Central & Pittsburgh Railroad first entered Upshur County

Dr. John J. Moorman stopped doctoring the crowds at White Sulphur Springs

Homer Holt began working with Governor Kump on the state's finances following the stock market crash

Homer Laughlin China Company suspended operations in East Liverpool, Ohio

Frank Hutchison had recorded about 32 songs for the OKeh Record Company

The stock market crash hurt the profits of Interwoven Mills

Weirton Steel Corporation merged with Michigan Steel of Detroit and M.A. Hanna Steel of Cleveland to form National Steel Corporation

The McWhorter cabin was moved to Jackson's Mill

John L. Dickinson moved Kanawha Valley Bank into new building at the former site of the capitol building

Tom Kromer began traveling the country by freight train

Cousin Abe Lilly organized the Lilly Reunion Association

The Logan County coal industry began to decline

The Citizen's National Bank was absorbed by the Charleston National Bank

I. T. Mann's business empire collapsed at the onset of the Depression

Walter Martens completed the work for Homeland, a skillfully designed Colonial-revival residence in Lewisburg

Bernard McDonough specialized in building gas stations in the greater Parkersburg area

The Department of Mines had 25 inspectors and three inspectors at large

Bath Square became Berkeley Springs State Park

The Owens Bottle Company merged with Illinois Glass Company to become Owens-Illinois Glass Company

Maceo Pinkard enlisted blues diva Bessie Smith for Pansy

Ruth Rohde represented Florida's Fourth District

St. Joseph's administrators decided to build a new hospital

The Raine Lumber Company ceased logging in Seneca State Forest

Ada "Bricktop" Smith married Peter Duconge

Ernest Weir formed the National Steel corporation with Weirton Steel as its flagship

Grace Martin Taylor visited Blanche Lazzell in Provincetown, Massachusetts

Commercial mining in Webster County produced approximately 100,000 tons of coal

The railroad at Webster Springs was discontinued

The Archives and History library, state archives and museum moved to the new state capitol

WSAZ was purchased by the Huntington Publishing Company

The property of the Youghiogheny Forest Colony was purchased by Frank Reeves

John Zontini rushed an average per carry of 27 yards

A chapel that also functioned as the superintendent’s office was built at Woodlawn

T. G. Nutter filed a lawsuit regarding a restrictive covenant that prohibited African-Americans from purchasing a lot in a Huntington subdivision.

Patch Adams graduated from George Washington University

Appalachian Volunteers took over many county anti-poverty programs

Walter Barnes retired from serving as president emeritus of the Folklore Society

Maurice Brooks published The Life of the Mountains

Robert C. Byrd was elected secretary of the U.S. Senate Democratic Caucus

The state capitol building annex was torn down

Marmet Hospital became part of General Hospital (now Charleston Area Medical Center)

Samuel Cooper was named West Virginian of the Year by the Charleston Sunday Gazette-Mail

Fine arts building and dining hall were finished at Fairmont State College (now University)

Frank George was featured on his first recording

Grave Creek Mound State Park created

Charles Haden served on the Monongalia County Board of Education

Charles Haden first became a member of the faculty of WVU College of Law

Chuck Howley played for the Dallas Cowboys in the "Ice Bowl"

Sam Huff retired from the Washington Redskins

Hugh Curry became president of Kanawha Valley Bank

Ellie Mannette migrated to the U.S.

Catherine Marshall wrote Christy

A new dormitory was constructed at Marshall University

The Marshall University Library was remodeled and expanded

John Brooks Cottle died

Mountaintop removal mining began in West Virginia

Ruth Ann Musick stopped serving as editor of the West Virginia Folklore Journal and retired from Fairmont State

John Norman became involved in medical research concerning organ transplants

Eldora Nuzum was named president of the Association of Newspaper Editors of West Virginia

A par-3 nine-hole golf course opened opened at Pipestem State Park

Otis Rice served as president of the West Virginia Historical Association

Jay Rockefeller married Sharon Percy

The Soupy Sales Show was taken off nationally

West Virginia Legislature recognized the Secondary Schools Activities Commission as a legal entity

Clarence C. Elmore, the state Alcoholic Beverage Control commissioner, was indicted on charges of income tax evasion.

Red Sovine wrote "Phantom 309"

Miles Stanley returned to West Virginia from Washington

West Virginia adopted a corporate net income tax

Reported 7,100 people were employed in textile-related jobs in West Virginia

A nine-hole golf course opened at Twin Falls State Park

Cecil Underwood announced his candidacy for governor

C. W. Ferguson III became circuit judge

The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy was incorporated

Anthony Correctional Center began accepting females

Arthurdale Heritage, Inc., was founded

Cabell Huntington Hospital began conversion to a private nonprofit corporation

Centurion merged with Key Bancshares to form Key Centurion Bancshares

Craig-Patton House restored to original period and opened to the public

Douglass Junior and Senior High School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

Pudden'head Wilson filmed in Harpers Ferry

Sweet Dreams, filmed in Martinsburg, was released

The Division of Forestry became a part of the West Virginia Department of Agriculture

Gunner Gatski was named to the Professional Football Hall of Fame

U.S. Borax & Chemical company acquired Pennsylvania Glass and Sand

William Hoffman wrote Godfires

Songwriter Kate Long wrote "Who'll Watch the Homeplace?"

The West Virginia Lottery Commission was created

A new Marco mascot outfit was introduced at Marshall University

U.S. 48 redesignated as I-68

Study concluded a $23 million plan for a lodge, cottages, and a golf course

Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital added a Medical Office in Parkersburg

Robert L. Smith retired as Charleston Gazette publisher

Key Centurion Bancshares purchased by Bank One

Roy Clarkson retired as professor emeritus at WVU

Clover Archeological Site was added to the National Register of Historic Places

Jim Comstock sold the West Virginia Hillbilly to Sandy McCauley

Stephen Coonts was inducted into the WVU Academy of Distinguished Alumni

Drover's Inn was placed on the National Register of Historic Places

L. A. Puopolo directed The Turning

Ruel Foster co-wrote with Bob Conner Buck: A Life Sketch of James H. Harless

Denise Giardina published The Unquiet Earth

Denise Giardina published The Unquiet Earth

Little Sleepy Glenn was inducted into the WVU Sports Hall of Fame

Pickney Benedict published Wrecking Yard

Mail Pouch Tobacco stopped painting signs

Ellie Mannette arrived in Morgantown

The William Penn Association closed the Mount St. George facility

MTR Gaming Group purchased the Chester track and named it Mountaineer Park

Henry Louis Gates edited Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and the African-American Experience

Mountains and Music was published by the University of Illinois Press

A golf course was added to the Hawks Nest State Park

John Hendricks formed the Womens United Soccer Association

Homer Hickam published his first novel, Back to the Moon

William Hoffman published Doors

William Hoffman won the Dashiell Hammett Prize for Tidewater Blood

The 42-megawatt facility on the Ohio River at Belleville began producing electricity

Century Aluminum divided and sold part of the operation to Pechiney Rolled Products

First National Bank of Keystone was closed by federal agencies

Keith Mailard published Gloria

Jedediah Purdy published For Common Things

Melvin Lentz and Paul Cogar cut an 8x8 yellow poplar log through two times in 5.08 seconds using a crosscut saw

Ellie Mannette received a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts

Mount Olive Prison began operating above capacity

City of Morgantown agreed to lease the Tibbs Run Reservoir property to West Virginia Botanic Garden