Celebration staged in Parkersburg after ratification of the 15th Amendment
Railroad magnate Collis P. Huntington located the western terminus of Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad in present Huntington
Cheat River declared a public highway
Claymont Court mansion (Jefferson County) was advertised for sale by Bushrod Corbin Washington's grandson
Henry Gassaway Davis helped lead the Democrats in for their control over the state
Marmaduke Dent received B.A from WVU
Joseph Diss Debar produced The West Virginia Hand-Book and Immigrant's Guide
Alexander Donaghho came to Parkersburg
Fayetteville population jumped to 6,647
Thaddeus Mortimer Fowler began his map-making trips
Camp Straton United Confederate Veterans began controlling Logan County polices
German immigration increased during the Franco-Prussian War
John Hale started the first steam ferry at Charleston
John Hale was a leader in having the state capital moved to Charleston
Literary Hall was built in Romney
The West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind was established in Romney
The state was reported to have 2,270 schools
Investment in manufacturing began increasing
Immigrants from Switzerland settled in the area of Holly River
George Imboden moved to Fayette County
Jacob Jackson became Wood County's prosecuting attorney
A proposed waterway between Tidewater Virginia and Rocky Mountains was proposed to Congress by Waitman T. Willey
The capital was moved from Wheeling to Charleston
Henry Clay Dickinson became president of Kanawha Valley Bank
James Kay arrived in Charleston
John Kenna was admitted to the bar
Crosscut saws replaced the ax as the preferred tool for felling trees
Marshall College added a new brick addition at the west end of the existing building
John Nuttall bought coal lands on New River
The Flick Amendment was introduced
Petersburg became the county seat of Grant County
Henry Ragland moved to Wayne County.
Alexander Reynolds began serving in Egypt
Literary Hall was built by the Literary Society in Romney
Cecil Clay of Philadelphia began timber purchases in Greenbrier Valley
William Stevenson was defeated for second term as governor
There were 178 tanneries in West Virginia
The Daily Sentinel became the Taylor County newspaper
The town of Volcano was founded
Wayne County population was at 7,852
WesBanco was founded as German Bank
Legislature voted for additional buildings at Weston State Hospital
The Potomac River flooded
The Shenandoah River flooded
