Congress passed the National Passenger Railroad Act, creating Amtrak
Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The West Virginia Department of Public Institutions (now Division of Corrections) leased the Anthony Correctional Center for use as a correctional center for juvenile males
Dr. Edward V. McMichael, state archeologist, left the Geological Survey
Catholic Workers farm established in Lincoln County
Gray Barker published The Silver Bridge
The historic Berkeley Springs spa was transferred to the Department of Natural Resources
Maurice Brooks received the Order of Vandalia from WVU
Chauncey H. Browning Sr. was Chief Justice of the state Supreme Court
Cabin Creek Quilts began as a self-help quilting cooperative
Clay County population dropped to 9,330
Bernard Coffindaffer suffered from mental and physical breakdown
Legislative Improvement Amendment ratified
Governor's Succession Amendment ratified, allowing two successive terms
Dennis Harrah was an all-state center on the Stonewall Jackson High School football team
George Daugherty took the stage name "The Earl of Elkview"
