Augusta acquired and hosted by Davis & Elkins College
First bald eagle nest documented in West Virginia
West Virginia Baptist Historical Society occupied a vault and adjoining room of the West Virginia Baptist Conference Center at Ripley
Governor Rockefeller converted old Morris Harvey College buildings in Barboursville into state's first and only veterans home
President Jerold O. Dugger ended the football program at Bluefield State College (now University)
Jennings Boyd retired from coaching
Braxton County Memorial Hospital opened
Operation of the Bretz Coke Ovens in Preston County ended
Charleston National created bank holding company, Centurion Bancorp
Rabbi Samuel Cooper retired from B'nai Jacob
Richard Currey published his first short story
Hazel Dickens released Hard Hitting Songs for Hard Hit People
Henry Louis Gates received the MacArthur Fellowship or the "genius award"
The Glen Ferris Inn was sold to Elkem Corporation
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service fenced the entrance sink of Hellhole Cavern to prohibit unauthorized entry
Homer Hickam went to work for NASA at Marshall Space Flight Center
The Preservation Alliance of West Virginia was founded
An experimental liming device was installed on Laurel Run to neutralize the stream's acidity
Jeff Hostetler transferred from Penn State to WVU
Jennings Randolph Lake and Dam was completed
John Knowles wrote Peace Breaks Out
Dale Colyer of WVU College of Agriculture and Forestry wrote report for Mountaineers for Rural Progress
Richard Virship stopped making chairs and put the Linger Chair Factory up for sale
Comprehensive state gazetteers were published by the U.S. Geological Survey
M. Blane Michael joined Jackson & Kelly law firm
