John Davis Chandler

The Charleston Rotary club elected its first two women members

Cynthia Rylant earned the Newbery Honor Book for A Fine White Dust

The Ohio Valley Refining Company closed in St. Marys

The Shepherdstown historic district expanded

Former Governor Hulett Smith's wife, Mary Alice, died.

Edward Stifel II constructed a new three-story lodge

The business and operation tax (B&O) was eliminated for most business activities

Corporate net income tax rose to 9.75%

A lost of $279 million from the Consolidated Investment Fund

Charleston joined the Class a South Atlantic League

Hazo W Carter, Jr. became president of West Virginia State College

Chestnut Ridge Hospital was built

Harry Hamm authored the report "Wheeling 2000"

Denise Giardina wrote Storming Heaven

Tim Armstead graduated from the UNiversity of Charleston