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Glenville State University
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Feb 19, 1872
Glenville State started as Glenville Branch of State Normal School by act of legislature
Dec 26, 1872
Glenville State College began as branch of the State Normal School Other events that happened on or around December 26, 1872 Legislature passed West Virginia's first general banking law The present building of Malden's African Zion Baptist Church began after contributions of land, money and materials by Gen. Lewis Ruffner West Virginia's new constitution continued the education of black children in segregation Blacks began forming groups in response to inequality. Commissioners in McDowell County ordered a new courthouse be constructed out of logs Joseph Beury and wife moved to New River Alexander Boteler ran unsuccessfully for Congress Brickyard Bend (New Cumberland) shipped 11 million bricks via Ohio River West Virginia's new constitution abandons the township system and reverts back to the Virginia county government system Democrats gained political supremacy after voting restrictions on former Confederates ceased Joseph Diss Debar supported the Liberal Republicans to come to terms with the ex-Confederates Anne Dudley toured New England with Harpers Ferry Singers to raise funds for Myrtle Hall New constitution expanded support of public education New constitution changed elections to two-year cycle Secretary of State was made an appointed office Provisions of the Flick Amendment was added to the state constitution John P. Hale purchased Fort Lee's original lot and blockhouse in Charleston Noah Speer started the Hancock Works The second courthouse was completed in Glenville Vote by citizens brought the Grant County seat permanently to Petersburg John Hale built the Hale House hotel in Charleston Legislature faced the task of modifying laws to conform to the newly adopted constitution West Virginia Legislature grew to 89 persons Weston's first public school building was erected The McDowell County seat was located at Peeryville (now English) The town of Milton was laid out The hamlet of Mud in Lincoln County, an unincorporated community, said to have been founded Construction began on more refineries in Parkersburg Normal schools were established in Glenville, Athens, and Shepherdstown Pence Springs was developed as a resort. In Charleston, the Presbyterian Church (Southern) and the Kanawha Presbyterian Church (Northern) split. Voters in Greenbrier Country elected Samuel Price as their representative to the West Virginia constitutional convention. Legislature designated Shepherd as one of the state's normal schools Robert Simmons was a delegate to the Republican national convention The cave at Sinks of Gandy was described by David Hunter Strother The Universalist Meeting House at Fork Ridge in Marshall County erected an additional larger building Charles Ward began operating his own pipe and fittings business The Western Maryland Railway extended to Hagerstown I.C. White earned an undergraduate degree at Agricultural College of West Virginia (WVU) Waitman Willey spoke eloquently for suffrage for African-Americans
Jan 14, 1873
First session of Glenville State College started Other events that happened on or around January 14, 1873 First session of Glenville State College in Gilmer County started
1873
Three acres of property was donated to the state and ready for use in the fall by Glenville State College Other events that happened on or around 1873 The Mountain Boy steamboat was destroyed by river ice at Cincinnati Joseph Beury shipped the first coal from the New River Coalfield The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway arrived on the south side of Kanawha River in Charleston Chesapeake & Ohio Railway arrived on south side of Kanawha River Charles B. Webb started the weekly Kanawha Chronicle C&O forced into default from national depression The legislative act to esbablish a "branch state normal school" in the Mercer County community of Concord was amended and stipulated that the school would be transferred to Princeton if arrangements for land and a building were not completed within one year William Dawson moved to Kingwood Marmaduke Dent received M.A. from WVU East Liverpool, Ohio, raised $5,000 for the Laughlins to start a pottery to make white ware The House of Delegates had 65 delegates Legislature exempted certain businesses from taxes because of the economic panic German Jews arrived in Charleston and formed a congregation Other mills were destroyed by floods on the Jug of the Middle Island Creek Kanawha Valley Bank was the only bank in Charleston to survive the financial panic The first West Virginia atlas appeared The eastern and western section of the C&O main line were joined near Hawks Nest A city waterworks was established in Martinsburg Natural gas was put in many of downtown buildings in Martinsburg The Martinsburg & Potomac railroad came to Martinsburg from Williamsport, MD Sandy Mason was born in Charleston The C&O Railroad was completed opening the New River Gorge to the coal and timber industry The Pardee & Curtin Lumber Company was formed. Daniel Purinton received a B.A. degree from WVU An explosion caused the Ritchie Mines to be closed The C&O was completed at Thurmond William Thurmond was commissioned to survey land on the north side of New River Isaiah Welch came to McDowell County to evaluate natural resources Isaiah Welch surveyed the mineral reserves of the Pocahontas No. 3 coal seam The Woodburn Seminary at WVU burned The Western Maryland Railway extended to the C&O Canal Separate rooms for black patients were added at Weston State Hospital Archibald Campbell repurchased the Wheeling Intelligencer Lilly Freer died in Nicaragua Date of the first official burial at Spring Hill
1930
Glenville State college was authorized to begin granting four-year Bachelor of Arts degrees in education Other events that happened on or around 1930 Harrison Ferrell became dean of West Virginia State Seneca Caverns was opened to the public as tourist attraction Howell's Gristmill was built in Wetzel County The Bureau of Labor became the Department of Labor Jean Lee Latham became editor-in-chief at Chicago's Dramatic Publishing Company Minnie Lowther wrote Mount Vernon, Its Children, Its Romances, Its Allied Families and Mansions The Meadow River Lumber Company switched to overhead cable skidders mounted on railroad cars
1931
Baccalaureate degrees were first granted to a class of nine at Glenville State College Other events that happened on or around 1931 The Mine Workers Union began to organize the Kanawha coalfield I. E. Buff graduated from the University of Louisville School of Medicine Perry Gresham received an A.B. from Texas Christian University Harley Staggers graduated from Emory & Henry College
1937
Glenville State College received admission to the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education Other events that happened on or around 1937 Turquoise color was introduced for Fiestaware Louis W. Chappell began field recording of folksongs Garnet was classified as first-class high school "Biggie" Goldberg lead University of Pittsburgh to the national football championship The Model L Gravely tractor was introduced Benjamin Gravely retired from the day-to-day management of the company The National Park Service conducted a survey of the Jefferson County site for the Harpers Ferry National Historic Park The U.S. Department of Agriculture began purchasing property in Randolph County to reforest the land and reclaim streams to create Holly River State Park U.S. Army Corp of Engineers constructed a floodwall to protect Huntington from the Ohio The Huttonsville Correctional Center was founded as part of the West Virginia penitentiary system Monsignor Thomas Quirk died Louis Johnson served in the Roosevelt Administration as assistant secretary of war Kenova experienced a disastrous flood The State Labor Federation joined the CIO's new West Virginia state organization Blanche Lazzell returned to Provincetown to study with Hans Hofmann Pare Lorentz shot and edited The River Lost River State Park opened Sam Mallison was hired as head of public relations for the Benedum-Trees Company The Marshall College centennial brought descendants of John Marshall to the campus for the unveiling of a bust of the chief justice Walter Martens completed the Riverview Terrace apartments in Charleston The Appalachian Trail was established The Reber Radio Telescope was originally built by Grote Reber The PSC was given jurisdiction over motor carriers of goods and passengers. Walter Reuther represented 30,000 workers in 76 shops for the United Auto Workers The original 440 sites designated by the Commission on Historic and Scenic Highway Markers were erected The Harrison Rural Electrification Association was established Recreation facilities were opened to the public in Seneca State Forest Flood waters rose in the lower section of the Smoot Theater Sam Snead joined the Professional Golf Association tour Harley Staggers was elected Mineral County sheriff The National Labor Relations Board charged Weirton Steel with unfair labor practices The United Steelworks signed a contract at Wheeling Steel Joe Stydahar was first named to the All-National Football League team DuPont's Belle Works began world production of nylon A large wood mill was built in the Tygart Valley Homesteads The trade center building in Tygart Valley Homesteads was completed The women of Friendly seated an all-female municipal government CCC Camps Seebert and Will Rogers were closed Volkmar Wentzel became a writer and photographer for National Geographic Phil Conley sold the West Virginia Review Harrison Ferrell became dean of West Virginia State College (now University) West Virginia Pulp & Paper Company built a bleached paperboard mill in South Carolina Wheeling Downs opened for harness racing Patty Willis exhibited her work at the Society of International Artists in New York Carter G. Woodson began the publication of The Negro History Bulletin Joseph Newman Alderson became the national WPA director Grote Reber built a telescope with a 31.4-foot diameter parabolic dish in his backyard Katherine Johnson graduated from West Virginia State College with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and French Sam Jones won the state marble-shooting championship
1943
Construction of the Science Hall at Glenville State College was completed Other events that happened on or around 1943 William "Wally" Barron enlisted in the U.S. Army Great Britain recognized black lung as compensatory injury Blakeley was purchased and rehabilitated by Raymond J. Funkhouser Florence Blanchfield succeeded Col. Julia Flikke as Colonel The legislature changed the name of Bluefield State Teachers College to Bluefield State College (now University) Work suspended on Bluestone Dam because of WWII Sawmill at Cass sold to Mower Lumber Company of Charleston James B. Griffin described the Clover Archiological Site in The Fort Ancient Aspect Name changed from Concord State Teachers College to Concord College Artemus "A.W." Cox began serving as president of the board of trustees of Morris Harvey College Fairmont State Teachers College became Fairmont State College Floodwall in Huntington was completed Legislature changed the name from Glenville State Teachers College to Glenville State College Alberta Pierson Hannum wrote The Mountain People James Lowell McPherson succeeded Roy Lee Harmon as poet laureate of West Virginia The Concord College He-Man Club did not meet during the war years Standard Oil combined its gas subsidiaries under Consolidated Natural Gas Jehovah's Witnesses won the U.S. Supreme Court decision in West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette Johnnie Johnson entered the Marines as one of the first African-Americans admitted to the Corps Howard B. Lee retired from law practice Clara Johnson became the executive secretary of the Library Commission Jack Maurice served in the U.S. Navy Reserve Ken and Faith Reynolds McClain bought the Parsons Advocate Newspaper Frank McEnteer was made chief engineer of the construction division of the U.S. armed forces in the Middle East Clarence Meadows was elected to a full term as 10th Circuit judge Arch A. Moore Jr. served as an army infantryman Raleigh County experienced its peak output of coal production during World War II. Alex Schoenbaum settled in Charleston Legislature authorized a return to the name Shepherd College Joe Stydahar joined the navy Festus Summers became president of the West Virginia Historical Society Construction began on Thomas Memorial Hospital in South Charleston Navy assigned the name Huntington to another cruiser Legislature changed the name of West Liberty State Teachers College to West Liberty State College Florence Blanchfield became superintendent of the Army Nurse Corps WSAZ radio affiliated with the Blue Network Frankie Yankovic enlisted in the Army Jonah Edward Kelley was drafted into the army
1947
Harry B. Heflin became the third president of Glenville State College Other events that happened on or around 1947 Federal government sold Arthurdale homes and community building to the homesteaders West Virginia Aeronautics Commission formed Florence Blanchfield retired Jesse Bloch's son, Thomas, became president of Bloch Brothers Tobacco Company Bluefield State College (now University) was fully accredited by the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education Business affairs for WVU and state colleges was transferred to WVU Board of Governors and State Board of Education Tony Boyle was brought to Washington as assistant to UMW President John L. Lewis Harry Brawley won an award for the "School of the Air" series Carter Coal Company sold to Youngstown Sheet & Tube Western Maryland Railroad took possession of the Cheat Mountain Club American Cyanamid built plant near Willow Island Levi Johnson Dean had 139 architectural commissions Coal production peaked with 174 million tons Jack Fleming began announcing for WVU sports "Biggie" Goldberg led the Chicago Cardinals to the NFL Championship The Greene Line acquired the Delta Queen Louis W. Chappell recorded Edden Hammons at Richwood Hotel Voters approved a city charter for the Weirton Alberta Pierson Hannum wrote Roseanna McCoy Ken Hechler began teaching at Princeton University Marshall won the NAIB national basketball tournament in Kansas City Homer Holt became general counsel for the Union Carbide company in New York City The Huttonsville Correctional Center became a separate institution from the state penitentiary at Moundsville The West Virginia Conservation Commission constructed a dam and bridge at the Jug of Middle Island Creek, restoring water to the original channel Wertz Field in Institute received modern facilities at Kanawha (Yeager) Airport Supreme Court ruling West Virginia-Pittsburgh Coal Company v. Strong limited surface mining The West Virginia League of Women Voters was recognized by the national office Operation of all locks and dams except Lock and Dam No 1 on the Big Sandy was discontinued Elli Mannette had perfected a steel drum with two octaves of a diatonic scale Jacob Rader Marcus established the American Jewish Archives Dan Maroney became a bus driver for the Charleston Transit Company Mildred Mitchell married William L. Bateman Mildred Mitchell-Bateman was accepted a position as staff physician at Lakin State Hospital Morgantown annexed part of Evansdale The Pence Springs property containing the original spring, hotel and fields were purchased by the state of West Virginia for use as a state prison for women Women prisoners from Moundsville Penitentiary were transferred to women's penitentiary in Pence Springs The Nazarene Camp and Conference ground was established at Summersville WPDX Clarksburg began competing with WMMN Fairmont for country music audience Alex Schoenbaum opened the Parkette Drive-In and Bowling Alley in the west side of Charleston Oliver S. Ikenberry became president of Shepherd College Hulett Smith began serving on the state Aeronautics Commission. Marshall College (now University) won the National Association of Intercollegiate Basketball Championship Miles Stanley became the president of his steelworkers union local An additional appropriation of $60,000 to build the State Police Academy was obtained from legislature Edward W. Stifel Sr. died The Co-operative Transit Company ceased streetcar operations in Wheeling area City Lines of West Virginia ceased streetcar operations in north-central West Virginia Surface mining production reached 18.4 million tons Union Carbide purchased the Institute butadiene, styrene and support facilities to convert to chemical plants Reported 14,510 people were employed in textile-related jobs in West Virginia The University of Hard Knocks was conceived by Jim Comstock Andre Van Damme and family moved to America Vitrolite ceased production Enrollment at West Virginia State College was 1,785 students The West Virginia Turnpike Commission was created by legislature The Nickel Plate Railroad purchased a majority of the Wheeling & Lake Erie Henry Mazer became conductor of the Wheeling Symphony Doc Williams had a major hit, "Beyond the Sunset" Florence Blanchfield ceased as superintendent of the Army Nurse Corps Sam Jones joined the Cleveland Buckeyes of the Negro American League Buck Harless became part owner of a lumber company Toni Stone played for the semi-pro Twin Cities Colored Giants
1950
Construction began on the Health and Physical Education Building at Glenville State College
1952
The Health and Physical Education Building at Glenville State College was dedicated Other events that happened on or around 1952 Raleigh County Memorial Airport built Charleston baseball joined the American Association, class AAA Henry Lake Dickason retired as president of Bluefield State Teachers College (now University) The Lilly Brothers of Raleigh County relocated to Boston Widen was scene of fatal labor confrontation Consolidated Bus Lines traveled 5,873,468 miles Virginia Ruth "Dagmar" Egnor began own variety show, Dagmar's Canteen John W. Davis argued for the continuation of racial segregation in South Carolina before the U.S. Supreme Court Briggs v. Elliot, later Brown v. Board of Education John Warren Davis accepted a U.S. government appointment in Liberia A wing to the Denmar Hospital building was completed Fairmont State College president George W. Hand lost his position by refusing to fire Luella Raab Mundell Ann Kathryn Flagg resigned her teaching position at Dunbar High School in Fairmont and became director of Children's Theater in Cleveland U.S. Forest Service published reports on West Virginia Forests Report stated that 64% of the state was forested Gunner Gatski earned All-Pro honors in football Original Mound Museum opened at Grave Creek Mound K. K. Hall became circuit judge of West Virginia's 25th Judicial Circuit Joseph Hodges was made an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Richmond Johnnie Johnson moved to St. Louis and hired Chuck Berry to be in the Johnnie Johnson Trio The 167th Fighter Squadron returned to West Virginia The current number of members was established for the House of Delegates The Wheeling Downs racetrack and other assets of Big Bill Lias were seized by the federal government Library service was improved with creation of regional library systems Hobert Skidmore wrote The Years Are Even Lock No. 1 on the Big Sandy was closed Walter Martens became a fellow of the American Institute of Architects, a distinctive honor The Toledo & Ohio Central Railroad was merged into the New York Central System Walter Reuther was elected president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations Jack Rollins wrote "Smokey the Bear" WVU's Mark Workman became All-American in basketball Jim Sprouse began serving with the Central Intelligence Agency Spruce Knob Lake was constructed as a fishing lake P. D. Strausbaugh published Part One of Flora of West Virginia Planning for Sutton Dam was suspended because of Korean War WSAZ-TV in Huntington became channel 3 S. A. Abram began redevelopment of the old seminary grounds at Hilltop, near Oak Hill in Fayette County The Bluestone Dam and Lake was completed A strike at Widen occurred Virginia Mae Brown was named West Virginia’s first woman assistant attorney general
1956
The state Board of Education authorized the construction of the student center, Pioneer Center, at Glenville State College Other events that happened on or around 1956 The end of private education at Storer College in Harpers Ferry New campus for Appalachian Bible Institute opened in Bradley Gray Barker wrote his best-known book, They Knew Too Much About Flying Saucers Blackwater Lodge opened at Blackwater State Park Boundary dispute between West Virginia and Virginia involving Monroe, Giles, and Alleghany Counties Chauncey H. Browning was Chief Justice of the state Supreme Court Cabell Huntington Hospital first opened for business Lodge at Cacapon State Park was completed with a restaurant and banquet hall The "golden" trout was spawned with regular rainbow trout at state fire hatchery Charles Town Opera House was condemned City National Bank was organized in Charleston Roy Clarkson joined Department of Biology at WVU Mine at Bishop exploded Chapman Revercomb last Republican to be elected to the Senate in West Virginia Associated Dry Goods bought the Diamond Department Store Elizabeth Drewry helped pass constitutional amendment allowing women to serve on juries in West Virginia Pete Everest graduated from Armed Forces Staff College Pete Everest flew the X-2 at Mach 3 Ruel Foster wrote Elizabeth Madox Roberts, American Novelist Charleston's Garnet High School closed Joseph C. Gluck became pastor of the Forks-of-Cheat Baptist Church The U.S. Government approached the C&O with proposal to build an "emergency relocation center" at the Greenbrier for reassembly of Congress Davis Grubb wrote Shadow of My Brother Minnie Buckingham Harper's second husband John B. Paterson died Hazel Atlas Company operated 12 plants across the U.S. Chuck Howley was named the Southern Conference Athlete of the Year Sam Huff played with the New York Giants to win a championship game The peak patient population at the Huntington State Hospital was 1,460 The federal Interstate Highway Act was passed Jean Lee Latham won the Newbery Award for Carry On, Mr. Bowditch Jean Lee Latham won the Newbery Award for Carry On, Mr. Bowditch The Library Services Act by Congress enabled the Library Commission to acquire federal funding for public libraries in West Virginia Clagg and Britton produced an atlas of West Virginia emphasizing historical factors and statewide economic data Camden Eli "Cam" Henderson died William Marland tried to fill the vacant U.S. Senate seat G. Ogden Nutting started his newspaper career as a reporter and news editor for the Martinsburg Journal Mason College of Music and Fine Arts merged with Morris Harvey College (now University of Charleston) Thomas Miller graduated from the WVU College of Law The West Virginia Mountain State Gospel Singers Corporation was chartered Alfred Knobler opened the new Pilgrim Glass plant on Walker Branch Road in Ceredo The community of Port Amherst received that name The Pruntytown Industrial School for Boys was reintegrated The N&W was West Virginia's last steam powered railroad Mary Lee Settle wrote O Beulah Land The Mann's Creek Railroad line closed Planning for Sutton Dam continued Direct distance telephone dialing was introduced in Wheeling and Moundsville The Greenbrier art colony was reopened with the work of Gladys Tuke and Jeanne Eleanore Coyne Cecil Underwood became a leading spokesman for the Republican Party A silicones products plant was built in Sistersville Andre Van Damme founded the Charleston Ballet Jerry West led East Bank High School to the state basketball championship The West Virginia Publishing Company changed name to West Virginia Education Foundation The timber flooring of the Wheeling Suspension Bridge was replaced with open steel grid West Virginia Institute of Technology was accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Katherine Johnson's first husband died of a brain tumor Ellie Schaul moved to West Virginia
1964
Harry B. Heflin retired as president of Glenville State College Other events that happened on or around 1964 Pearl Buck founded the Pearl S. Buck Foundation French Carpenter record, Old-Time Songs and Tunes from Clay County, West Virginia, released Ted Cassidy secured television role on The Addams Family Maryland Pimlico Race Course installed lighting to compete with newer tracks C&O acquired the Western Maryland Railroad Swimming pool at Chief Logan State Park opened Congress passed the Civil Rights Act Roy B. Clarkson published Tumult on the Mountains: Lumbering in West Virginia, 1770-1920 Legislature enacted law that authorized election of delegates to a state constitutional convention Work began at Parkersburg to make U.S. 50 a four-lane highway Ellis Dungan married Elaine Runner North Hall was completed at Fairmont State College Part four of Flora of West Virginia was published The Food Stamp Act was passed, making the program permanent U.S. Forest Service published reports on West Virginia forests, stating that 74% of the state was forested An addition to the Pioneer Center at Glenville State College was completed The Hazel Atlas Corporate Headquarters in Wheeling was donated to the West Liberty State College Homer Hickam graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute with a B.S. in industrial engineering Ella Holroyd was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Music by Concord College Sam Huff began his career with the Washington Redskins Schools in West Virginia were considered fully desegregated The Better Roads Amendment was voted on in the general election to provided money for the "building and construction of state roads and highways" Don Redman died A radiocarbon date estimated the Kanawha Madonna to be around 350 years old Elizabeth Kee retired from Congress John Knowles wrote Double Vision: American Thoughts Abroad Supreme Court ruling State ex rel. Smith v. Gore required equal apportionment in the election of delegates to a constitutional convention and derailed a move to draft a new state constitution The number of state senators was set at 34 The U.S. Library Services Act was amended to provide funds for library education and library construction Hartman Hall was built at Beckley College (now Mountain State University) The National Bank of Commerce purchased the old Kanawha County library property in Charleston The N&W acquired the Nickel Plate in a merger that included the Wabash Railroad, the Wheeling & Lake Erie, the Akron, Canton & Youngstown and the Pittsburgh & West Virginia John Norman joined the surgical team at Boston City Hospital Oscar Mairs and Hillis Youse recorded the Luther Elkins petroglyph site. Joe Powell became state director of the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO. Leonard Riggleman retired as president of Morris Harvey College (now University of Charleston) Chuck Ripper quit Standard Printing & Publishing Co to be full-time freelance artist The Rock Lake Pool remained racially segregated after the Civil Rights Act Jay Rockefeller came to West Virginia as a poverty volunteer with Action for Appalachian Youth The West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey first began extensive excavation on the St. Albans archeological site The Soupy Sales Show weekday morning show debuted in New York Lawmakers created a 17th state senate district in Kanawha County Bill Campbell beat Ed Tutwiller in golf in the U.S. Amateur Championship Final Miles Stanley organized the AFL-CIO Appalachian Council Western Pocahontas Corporation and Pocahontas Land Corporation donated land for Twin Falls State Park Morris Harvey College (now University of Charleston) began offering an associate degree in nursing The Valley Falls State Park area was acquired by the state Cyrus Vance became deputy secretary of defense under Robert McNamara The federal Economic Opportunity Act was signed into law Wheeling Dollar Saving & Trust acquired South Wheeling Bank and Trust The state purchased the old Wheeling Custom House and leased it to the West Virginia Independence Hall Foundation. Charles Gabor became conductor of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra Henry Aaron left Wheeling
1972
Glenville State College celebrated its centennial Other events that happened on or around 1972 Patrick Gainer retired as professor at WVU The Greenbrier Military Academy closed Perry Gresham wrote Campbell and the Colleges Deliverance was made into a movie, furthering hillbilly stereotypes William Hoffman wrote A Walk to the River S. L. Jones' work was discovered at Pipestem State Park by folk art collector Herbert Wade Hemphill Jr. Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital was completed in Lewis County Harold Harvey and others began work to promote a state Libertarian Party Reported 80% of states population had some sort of library service Frederic J. Glazer became executive secretary of the West Virginia Library Commission Little Beaver State Park was established The Louie Glass Company was sold by Margaret Wohinc Arden Cogar Sr. cut a 10x10 vertical white pine in 14.45 seconds Louise McNeill published her second collection of poems M. Blane Michael was appointed special U.S. assistant attorney, Northern District of West Virginia A $30 state clothing allowance reached about 44,000 welfare children Agnes Reeves Greer died The Coty American Fashion Critics' Award recognized Mountain Artisans as helping to spur the American crafts movement The Mountain Institute was founded as the Woodlands Institute O'Dell Hall was built at Beckley College (now Mountain State University) The Mountaineer mascot figure was first used in commerce Milan Puskar left Mylan Pharmaceuticals The Mystery Hole became a Fayette County roadside attraction John Norman went to the Texas Heart Institute Logging in Otter Creek ceased when an effort began to have the area designated a wilderness area A state highway marker was erected to commemorate the Pinch Reunion Aerial tramway began operation at Pipestem Resort State Park Former Attorney General C. Donald Robertson pleads guilty to charges involving kickbacks on federal housing assistance Pricketts Fort was listed on the National Register of Historic Places Announcer Jack Fleming first referred to the West Virginia University marching band as the "Pride of West Virginia" during the Peach Bowl broadcast Legislation authorized the state Department of Education to create Regional Education Service Agencies (RESAs) The Shenandoah Corporation bought the Charles Town Race Track Title 9 federal legislation mandated school and college athletic programs for girls and women Stonecoal Lake was built Mel Street recorded "Borrowed Angel" The Wells Hotel building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places Cecil Underwood was named president of Bethany College Grand Central Mall, West Virginia's first shopping mall, was built at Vienna Uncle Homer Walker was featured in the documentary film Morris Family Old-Time Music Festival Jerry West was named most valuable player in NBA all-star game Jerry West played in the NBA championship West Liberty lost its Wheeling and Weirton branch campuses The West Liberty branch campus in Wheeling became West Virginia Northern Community College Warren S. Lewis led the major updating of the old seminary grounds at Hilltop Baptist Center A new hospital opened in Weston Charles L. Currie S.J. became president of Wheeling College (now Wheeling University) Robert Kreis left Wheeling Symphony leading way to guest conductors Bob Wise became involved in community redevelopment from the Buffalo Creek disaster Bill Withers won a Grammy for "Ain't No Sunshine" Carol Miller graduated from Columbia College
1977
William K. Simmons became president of Glenville State College Other events that happened on or around 1977 Betty Bartholomew retired as WVU herbarium curator WVU Educational Building dedicated on grounds of CAMC Memorial Division Stephen Coonts left active duty in Navy and moved to Colorado Muriel Dressler published second collection of poetry, Appalachia Ellis Dungan produced For Liberty and Union Edgewood Country Club built a small clubhouse and golf course at Derrick Creek new Pocatalico Robert Atkinson ordained the first women priests among West Virginia Episcopalians Breece D'J Pancake wrote short story "Time and Again" Louise McNeill became West Virginia poet laureate Goldenseal magazine was placed under the new Division of Culture and History Davis Grubb returned to West Virginia for a statewide speaking tour The legislature created a consolidated Department of Health combining the old Department of Health, the Department of Mental Health, Commission on Mental Retardation, public institutions and smaller boards and commissions Legislation created the West Virginia Division of Culture and History Protesting finally ended over the Kanawha County textbook controversy Paul D. Marshall & Associates was incorporated in Charleston John Sayles wrote the novel Union Dues J. Kemp McLaughlin retired from the military Marshall University School of Medicine was established M. Blane Michael began serving as special counsel to Governor Rockefeller
1990
The Glenville State College Pioneer Center was renamed the Heflin Center in honor of the president Other events that happened on or around 1990 A 1,000-vehicle parking lot and visitor complex was built outside the lower town at Harpers Ferry West Virginia was reapportioned from four congressional districts to three following the 1990 census The Hatfield-McCoy Trail Coalition was formed Harold Hayslett's article "Shaping Blocks for Cello Sides" was published in The Journal of the Violin Society of America Jordache Enterprises purchased Heck's for $1 and assumption of large debts The Itmann Company Store was placed on the National Register of Historic Places Pare Lorentz was awarded the first Lifetime Achievement Award by the West Virginia Division of Culture and History Melvin Lentz cut through a 20-inch ponderosa pine in 19.76 seconds with a one-person crosscut saw Reported 128,168 manufactured homes in West Virginia The B&O Shop in Martinsburg closed The Martinsburg Evening Journal changed from an afternoon to a morning newspaper and changed its name to Morning Journal Kathy Mattea was named the Country Music Association's Female Vocalist of the Year Arch A. Moore Jr. pleaded guilty to federal charges of mail fraud, tax fraud, extortion and obstruction of justice, and was imprisoned The first video lottery machines were installed at the Mountaineer Race Track Vicky Bullett played professional basketball in Italy until 1997 and was a four-time all-star in the Italian League.
1998
William K. Simmons stepped down as president of Glenville State College Other events that happened on or around 1998 Denise Giardina wrote Saints and Villains The state began to collaborate with private landowners in sharing cost of aerially treating forestland with insecticides Judge K. K. Hall argued that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration should have the power to regulate tobacco The He-Man Golf Tournament was first held Homer Hickam retired from NASA Homer Hickam published Rocket Boys: A Memoir, about Coalwood Homer Hickam published Rocket Boys: A Memoir, about Coalwood Rocket Boys: A Memoir was selected by New York Times as one its "Great Books of the Year" Rocket Boys: A Memoir was nominated by the National Book Critics Circle as Best Biography William Hoffman wrote Tidewater Blood Lonnie Bender purchased the Linger Chair Factory Mary Lee Settle wrote Addie Mary Lee Settle wrote Addie Reported 40,149 marijuana plants destroyed in West Virginia Paul Marshall retired from architecture and moved to South Carolina The McLure Hotel was purchased by Pelican International Properties
2002
Reported 1,789 full-time equivalent (FTE) students enrolled at Glenville State College Other events that happened on or around 2002 Thirteen bald eagle nests were reported in West Virginia Bank One West Virginia's 4th largest banking institution There were 17 covered bridges still in existence in West Virginia West Virginia ranked 39th in gross state product West Virginia's per capita income was $21,274 Division of Natural Resources had 120 law enforcement officers Coal accounted for 98% of fuel for electric generation in West Virginia Hydroelectricity accounted for 1,065,736 out of 94,761,752 megawatt hours of electricity produced in West Virginia Public libraries in West Virginia owned 5,02,976 books, 143,499 audios, 143,392 videos and maintained 7,567 periodical and newspaper subscriptions Reported 57 farms produced maple sap in West Virginia The Midwives Alliance of West Virginia had 11 members There were 53 certified nurse-midwives licensed Fall enrollment at Mountain State University was 2,619 West Virginia produced about 180 billion cubic feet of natural gas per year Only 25 presses printed all the newspapers operating in West Virginia Shoney's had 935 locations in 28 states There were 2,450 Seventh-day Adventists with 34 churches in West Virginia West Virginia tobacco production was at 1,874,110 pounds West Virginia had 23.9 million visitors There were five Unitarian Universalist congregation with 230 members in West Virginia
Aug 20, 2007
Glenville State introduced a bachelor of arts degree in bluegrass music, the first in the nation to do so
Feb 22, 2022
Governor Jim Justice signed a bill granting Glenville State university status View Articles by Existing Key Dates or Specify Your Own Date Range |
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