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Moorefield Examiner
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1845
The Moorefield Examiner was established Other events that happened on or around 1845 Southern Baptist Convention organized Arthur Boreman was admitted to the bar Bruen land agents had sold a number of farm sites to northern settlers Luke Jaco opened a tavern and stagecoach stop that was part of the Underground Railroad Doddridge County was name in honor of Philip Doddridge Reported three dozen primitive sawmills in present West Virginia Town of Glenville was laid out John Hale graduated from University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Frank Herford graduated from McKendree College, Illinois The Great Potato Famine in Ireland pushed many Irish into the area of Western Virginia John Jay Jackson Jr. graduated from College of New Jersey (Princeton University) The Reeves family moved to Philippi William McCoy built a new mill on site of the old mill Thomas Gaylord McKell was born Johnny Appleseed (John Chapman) died Lynnside Manor was built The middle section of Staunton Turnpike was completed to Weston George Summers left the House of Representatives William Thurmond moved to Fayette County The Funkhouser house was built
1902
Samuel Alexander McCoy and G. W McCauley bought the Hardy County News from Capt. J. J. Chipley Other events that happened on or around 1902 Harrison Ash became chief of police at Thurmond Baldwin-Felts Agency helped break a strike in the New River Field Rosa Pelham was forced out of the castle by debt Sam Black Church is built Mother Blizzard's family was evicted from their home because of her support of the coal strike Aaron Bloch succeeded his brother, Samuel, as president of Bloch Brothers Tobacco Stephen B. Elkins purchased the Morgantown & Kingwood Railroad James Callahan was appointed chairman of the Department of History and Political Science at WVU Andrew Carnegie donated $33,000 to Lewisburg Female Institute to build Carnegie Hall Cecil B. Highland became a stockholder of Clarksburg Exponent Telegram The Coal & Coke Railway Company sold the Central & Pittsburgh Watson-Fleming-Camden syndicate acquired the Somerset Coal Company Voters amended the constitution making Secretary of State an elected office The Mahan family quit farming the land Edward Franzheim was probably the most successful architect in West Virginia The Greenbrier Military Academy was bought by the Greenbrier Presbytery and renamed the Greenbrier Presbyterial School The Homer Laughlin China Company purchased the Newell Farm and expanded across the Ohio into West Virginia Nancy Hart died The state called troops to mining strikes The state called troops to areas with striking miners The Hazel Atlas Glass Company was created The UMWA organized about 7,000 miners in the Kanawha Valley James H. Nash bought Holly Grove Mansion and made changes Albert F. Holden and William H. Coolidge inspected 30,000 acres of land on Coppers Fork of Island Creek Elmer Jacobs designed the parts of Seneca Glass Company building that had fallen to fire A History of the Valley of Virginia was reprinted The C&O Railroad was built along the Guyandotte River Patients other than coal miners were charged $1.59/ day at McKendree Hospital The West Virginia University School of Medicine was founded in Morgantown Matthew M. Neely opened a Fairmont law office John Nugent came to West Virginia as a UMWA organizer Oak Hill's first high school was established by Charles T. Jones and Albert G. Sevy George Rashid migrated to the United States from Syria The Pinch Reunion was established by Judge William W. Wertz The Greenbrier Division of the C&O was completed to Durbin Potomac State College began operation as the West Virginia Preparatory School The Rending of Virginia was originally published in Chicago by Mayer & Miller Frederick Rhead came to America Charles Ritter married Mabel McClinock Benjamin Rosenbloom played on the WVU football team St. Lawrence Boom & Manufacturing Company at Ronceverte began to receive logs from Anthony's Creek by rail Shannondale Springs was sold to H.C. Getzendanner The New River Coal strike occurred The Capitol City Lodge incorporated the Pythian Mutual Investment Fund A constitutional amendment increased the Supreme Court of Appeals justices to five The Interurban streetcar line reached Vienna Vienna opened West Virginia's first country club Ward Engineering Works built the James Rumsey for the U.S. Engineering Corp H. Rus Warne and Charles G. Rabenstein established an architect firm Fairmont Coal Company operated 28 mines and employed 6,067 The community of Addison receives the postal name of Webster Springs A narrow-gauge railroad arrived at Webster Springs Davis sold the West Virginia Central & Pittsburg(h) Railroad to the Gould interests The Medical Society of West Virginia name changed to West Virginia State Medical Association
1936
Katherine and Ralh E. Fisher took over the Moorefield Weekly Examiner's management Other events that happened on or around 1936 The Home Rule Amendment provided that municipalities may adopt their own charters, consistent with state law Homer Laughlin China Company introduced Fiestaware The tradition of annual homecomings was initiated at Job's Temple Three new locks and roller-type dams replaced the old system on the Kanawha River Tom Kromer got married Ray Goins was born Joseph Long became the president of Huntington Chamber of Commerce Minnie Lowther wrote Blennerhassett Island in Romance and Tragedy Redress was restricted due to a court decision State Route 2 was completed as an important north-south highway Mason School of Music and Fine Arts changed its name to Mason College of Music and Fine Arts William L. "Billy" Mitchell died Mountain lion tracks in vicinity of Kennison Mountain were reported by workers from the National Museum of Natural History Hedrick Hall was built The Mountain honorary society selected the first official buckskin-clad Mountaineer from the WVU student body Standard Oil closed its Parkersburg refinery William Revercomb served as chairman of the State Judicial Convention Ruth Bryan Owen married Borge Rohde The Alley Agate Manufacturing Company began making glass marbles and dishes in St. Marys The last effort to operate Salt Sulphur Springs resort ended The Dry Fork railroad line ended Hubert Skidmore published I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes State Police field structure grew to four companies The Highway Safety Bureau and Forensic Chemistry Laboratory were added to the State Police FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover cited the West Virginia State Police as one of the nation's four leading law enforcement agencies Boyd Stutler began managing editor of the American Legion magazine The Sunrise mansion and adjoining mansion were sold by Wm. MacCorkle's heirs There were 158 houses for 750 people at Tygart Valley Homesteads The AFL suspended from its membership the unions that affiliated with the CIO H. C. Ogden merged the News with the Register to form the Wheeling News-Register "Game breeding ground areas" within the Monongahela National Forest were established The Winfield locks and dam were constructed on the Kanawha River The magazine Wonderful West Virginia started as the West Virginia Conservation Bulletin Federal investigation occurred for charges of political interference with the WPA
1968
R. E. Fisher died leaving the Moorefield paper to Pheobe Fisher Heishman and husband David Other events that happened on or around 1968 Frederick M. Staunton, publisher of the Charleston Daily Mail, retired Chief Logan State Park gained state park status Denomination adopted the name Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Orval Brown was released from the state mental hospital at Weston Stephen Coonts earned a B.A. at WVU George Crumb was award the Pulitzer Prize for Echoes of Time and the River: Four Processionals for Orchestra Phyllis Curtin sang with the Charleston Symphony Opera Phyllis Curtin was named West Virginian of the year with George Crumb by the Charleston Sunday Gazette Mail Home Demonstration clubs changed name to Extension Homemaker Clubs National attention was brought to the issue of mine safety Fesenmeier sold its brewery to Little Switzerland Brewing Company Two-year associate degree in forestry was developed at Glenville State College Five high schools were consolidated into Gilmer County High School The last Gravely tractor rolled off the Dunbar assembly line Charles Haden served on the Monongalia County Board of Education Roy Lee Harmon wrote Rhymes of a Mountaineer The Modern Budget Amendment made the governor responsible for preparation of the state budget West Virginia's first spring gobbler season began Sonny Hyde transferred to the state Department of Natural Resources to work on Outdoor West Virginia (now Wild Wonderful West Virginia) The Jones Diamond left the Smithsonian to be on exhibition at the State Fair Linsly School relocated to Banes Hall in Wheeling The present entrance to the Lost World Cavers was dug through a hill Joe Manchin's family shoe store burned A new academic building was constructed at Marshall University Enrollment at Marshall University reached 8,177 Irene McKinney received her bachelor's from West Virginia Wesleyan College M. Blane Michael graduated from New York University M. Blane Michael began working at Sullivan & Cromwell in New York Mountain Artisans was founded John W. Saunders became president of Beckley College (now Mountain State University) replacing D. K. Shroyer The National Bank of Commerce built a new building known as Commerce Square in Charleston New Vrindaban began as a project of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness The New York Central System merged with the Pennsylvania Railroad to create the ill-fated Penn Central The annual Nature Wonder Weekend was first held in North Bend State Park Nylon precursor chemical stopped being produced at Belle Works Logging on Otter Creek began again Pilgrim Glass Corporation plant manager Karel Konrad introduced cranberry glass Radio station WVWC, licensed to West Virginia Wesleyan College, went on air The last case of polio in West Virginia was reported James Rexrode's works were displayed at the Shenandoah Valley Folklore Society at the Harrisonburg Arts and Crafts Festival Spanky Roberts retired from McClellan Air Force Base The West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey conducted another extensive excavation on the St. Albans archeological site David Selby appeared in Dark Shadows James A Butcher became president of Shepherd College (now University) Governor Hulett Smith proposed $150 million bond issue for school construction and state facilities improvement. Grace Martin Taylor retired from Morris Harvey College (now University of Charleston) Norman L. Fagan suggested a Theater West Virginia show based on the Hatfield-McCoy Feud The Evangelical United Brethren Church merged with the Methodists forming the United Methodists, becoming West Virginia's biggest denomination There were 240 Evangelical United Brethren Churches in West Virginia, at the time of their merger with the Methodists Kendall Vintroux retired from the Charleston Gazette VISTA volunteers had streamed into rural and hard-pressed areas of West Virginia The WAJR facilities moved to the Greer Building West Virginia counties reasserted their control over economic opportunity commissions and community action programs, as local officials react to War on Poverty WesBanco was incorporated Wheeling Downs reopened Jon Dragan founded Wildwater Expedition Unlimited at Thurmond Bill Withers was discharged from the U.S. Navy in San Jose Runway expansion for jet airliners began at Kanawha Airport Chuck Yeager became a brigadier general Keith Ham leased 130 acres in Marshall County for the establishment of a rural retreat Nick Saban led the Monongah High School football team to a state championship victory over Paden City High Helen Chilton graduated from Denison University Charleston Section of the National Council of Jewish Women undertook “Appalachian Corridors,” the first exhibition to expressly curate the work of Appalachian artists
2005
The Moorefield Examiner had a circulation of 4,600 Other events that happened on or around 2005 Only 16 bald eagles observed in West Virginia There were 66 commercial banks and 6 savings institutions in West Virginia Charleston Daily Mail's circulation was about 25,000 The Gazette's daily circulation was 50,737 City National was the fifth largest bank in West Virginia About 700 registered part-time students at Eastern West Virginia Community & Technical College The circulation of the Elkins Inter-Mountainn was 10,483 Circulation of Times West Virginian was 12,500 25,138 permits were issued to trail users for the Hatfield-McCoy Trail The Hinton News circulation was reported at 4,200 Enrollments at Marshall University exceeded 16,000 The circulation of the Martinsburg Journal was 21,500 Only three mine fatalities occurred in West Virginia, the lowest number in history State Police reported 629 uniformed members and 325 civilian employees The textile industry employed fewer than 500 people The sale of raw fur exceeded $1 million in West Virginia The Tri-State Racetrack had 1,757 video lottery machine 100 VISTA workers were active in West Virginia The West Virginia Archeological Society had 200 members The Beacon Digest had a circulation of 30,000 About 50 companies accounted for more than 80% of the state coal production The number of papers in the state had declined to 24 dailies and 61 weeklies Enrollment at Schools for Deaf and Blind was 180 There were 362 students enrolled at the School of Osteopathic Medicine The West Virginia State Medical Association had more than 2,800 members There were 28 species of mammals, reptiles, fish and birds at French Creek Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel employed about 3,400 people WVU at Parkersburg enrollment was 3,800 West Virginia University Tech had a total of 2,003 full-time students The Herald Dispatchof Huntington had a circulation of 37,000 Yeager Airport served 325,000 passengers annually with 80 flights daily View Articles by Existing Key Dates or Specify Your Own Date Range |
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