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.
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
The Martinsburg Mining, Manufacturing and Improvement Company developed a subdivision for workers
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
