Phoeba Parsons

A devastating fire destroyed one of the main blocks in the town of Winfield

The St. Marys factory making buttons from river mussel shells closed

The state built the first public campground in Seneca State Forest

The first state tree nursery was established at Seneca State Forest

Meadow River Lumber Company of Rainelle, built Meriluco, a cottage on the State Fair Grounds

Wheeling Steel completed work on its strip mill

The Tri-City Traction streetcar line was built between Princeton and Bluefield

Festus Summers became professor of history and political science at Morris Harvey College, now University of Charleston

West Virginia property tax revenue was at $52 million

Charles W. Ferguson II became circuit judge

Paul N. Elbin became an English professor at West Liberty

The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra first met at the home of Eleanor Caldwell

Patty Willis exhibited her work at the Society of International Artists in New York

WSAZ moved to 580kHz

T. G. Nutter represented a group of African-American plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the Charleston Public Library

Chuck Howley was inducted into the inaugural class of the WVU Sports Hall of Fame

J. Holmes Morrison became president of One Valley Bancorp of Virginia

The Kimball War Memorial was gutted by fire

Donna Jean Boley was the only Republican among 34 state senators

The Governor's council on Literacy was created

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor published Shiloh

Roger Howdyshell died

Dave McCullough began to create several color designs of marbles for a limited run each spring and fall

The Marlinton Opera House was acquired by the Pocahontas County Landmarks Commission to be restored

Louise McNeill published Hill Daughter: New and Selected Poems

The Department of Mines was renamed the West Virginia Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training

A floodwall was built at Williamson to protect the town from the Tug River

Moncove Lake State Park was created

Walter Dean Myers received the Coretta Scott King Award for his books

The National Bank of Commerce changed its name to Commerce Bank

A television version of Night of the Hunter was produced

The Philippi bridge's exterior was reconstructed