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Immigration Commissioner
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1864
Joseph Diss Debar was named the first West Virginia commissioner of immigration Other events that happened on or around 1864 Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan removed Averell from command for performance during Shenandoah Valley Campaign Old Virginia banks transformed into national banks under federal banking legislation First National Bank of Parkersburg became first national bank in West Virginia Union troops burned down the resort buildings at Blue Sulphur Springs Arthur Boreman married Laurane Tanner Bullock Alexander Boteler's house burned on orders of Union Gen. David Hunter Belle Boyd married Samuel Wylde Hardinge Jr. Nathan Brackett graduated from Dartmouth College Battle of Summit Point Battle of Charles Town John Dickinson was captured and kept prisoner at Fort Delaware Joseph Diss Debar began serving in the legislature from Doddridge County Construction of the Easton Roller Mill began Allegheny College was burned by Union troops William Ryland White was named first state superintendent of free schools Stephen Elkins was admitted to the Missouri bar Fort Moore was built for Capt. W. T. Wiant's home guards Natural gas was used to produce carbon black for printing ink John Imboden contracted typhoid fever and was relieved of command Jacob Jackson returned to Parkersburg Mudwall Jackson was promoted to brigadier general to command the forces at the Battle of Droop Mountain The Logan Wildcats were active in the Shenandoah Valley campaign The Richardson's map was the first map of the new state of West Virginia The Morgantown Weekly Post was established by Henry M. Morgan and Nimrod Nelson Hoffman Governor Boreman ordered convicted felons in West Virginia be imprisoned in the Ohio County Jail Bazel Childers developed a system for fracturing the oil bearing rock to increase production. Henry Ragland was captured by Union troops near Lurray, Virginia. The first newspaper in Ripley, the Jackson Democrat was established Volcano became an oil boom town The Volcanic Oil & Gas Company was formed Kellian Whaley was a delegate to the Republican National Convention Laura Jackson Arnold wrote to Abraham Lincoln strongly expressing her support of the Union
1897
Legislature reactivated the position of Immigration Commissioner Other events that happened on or around 1897 Newton Diehl Baker returned to Martinsburg Nathan Brackett retired from Storer College presidency James Callahan received his Ph.D. from John Hopkins University Donnally Publishing Company sold it to Gazette Company William Edwin Chilton formed law firm with his brother and William A. MacCorkle J. R. Clifford elected charter member of the American Negro Academy Blacks began to capitalize on using their political influence under Republican administration John W. Davis left teaching to open his own practice William Dawson served as West Virginia's secretary of state Dow Chemical Company started in Midland, Michigan William Edwards published another volume in his three-volume work on butterflies, The Butterflies of North America Fish and Game Warden Office was created to replace Board of Fish Commissioners Legislature passed legislation that provided for appointment of state game and fish warden The UMWA began enlisting the support of well-known labor leaders from across the nation The Huntington State Hospital was established by the legislature as an insane asylum called the Home for Incurables Fanny Kemble Johnson moved to West Virginia Mother Jones joined Eugene Debs's Social Democracy and the Unite Mine Workers of America national strike in Pittsburgh John P. Hale visited the cave where the Kanawha Madonna was found Hu Maxwell wrote a history of Hampshire County Ephraim Morgan earned a law degree from WVU John Brooks Cottle was born Matthew M. Neely enrolled at WVU John Nuttall died in Fayette County Otter Creek Boom & Lumber Company began logging Otter Creek Research on poultry began at West Virginia University. Reported 82 routes in operation for the Rural Free Delivery Samuel Starks was elected as supreme chancellor at the Charleston's Capitol City Lodge No. 1 The American Telephone & Telegraph Company extended a long distance line from Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, to Charleston through Point Pleasant The Parkersburg Conference of United Brethren was renamed the West Virginia Conference Coal operators of Central Competitive Field agreed to peace with UMWA insisting organizing West Virginia too Volcano oil boom diminished A disastrous fire occurred in Volcano The West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey was established by legislature I. C. White began serving as first director of the West Virginia G&ES Women were permitted to enter all departments and schools except the military Jerome Hall Rapmond became president of WVU Consolidation formed the West Virginia Pulp & Paper Company Albert White was appointed as internal revenue agent Josiah Keely became principal of Montgomery Preparatory School Hurry-up Yost began coaching at Ohio Wesleyan Laura Jackson Arnold was named an honorary member of the Society of the Army of West Virginia
1907
John Nugent was appointed immigration commissioner Other events that happened on or around 1907 Babcock Lumber & Boom Company bought Thompson Lumber Company Walter Barnes began teaching English at Greenville State Normal School (Greenville State College) Fairmont, Clarksburg, and Piedmont played baseball in the Class D Western Pennsylvania League The great Winding Gulf coalfield opened Elkins Coal & Coke Company put beehive coke ovens into full production Brinkley Bridge was built Harry F. Byrd established the Martinsburg Evening Journal McMillan Hospital created by Dr. William A. McMillan The Chilton family acquired an interest in the newspaper and changed the name to the Charleston Gazette The Chilton family acquired an interest in the newspaper and changed the name to the Charleston Gazette Greenbrier Railway Company purchased by C&O Oliver Chitwood became professor of history at WVU Empire Bank building was finished in Clarksburg Michael Benedum moved business headquarters and home to Pittsburgh Stuart shaft mine explosion killed 85 men Alston Dayton issued sweeping temporary injunction against the UMW in Hitchman Coal & Coke v. John Mitchell John Easton came to Williamstown Edgewood Country Club membership under Angus W. MacDonald constructed clubhouse and tennis courts State property levy was eliminated West Virginia lumber production peaked with 1.5 billion board feet sawed Stella Fuller returned to Huntington Howard Gore's father died and he took control of the farm Rimfire Hamrick was employed by the Webster Springs Hotel as guide and handyman City of Chester was incorporated A meeting of the West Virginia Fish and Game Protective Association occurred at Clarksburg Lily Jackson inherited the family estate after her father, John Jay Jr. died Fanny Johnson and husband, Vincent Costello moved to Wheeling UMWA President John Mitchell came to Charleston to launch a major union offensive Blanche Lazzell studied at the Art Students League in New York Coal mining began around Walkersville Mayor Scott Justice renamed the city of Logan Courthouse (formerly Aracoma) as Logan Ezra Cline was born Lawrence J. Corbly's title was changed from principal to president of Marshall College (now University) The old Tyler County High School building was built Three other mine disasters occurred including the Monongah Mine Disaster The first Corn Club in West Virginia was established in Monroe County Margaret Montague published The Sowing of Alderson Cree The B&O line extending to the Morgantown & Kingwood line was completed The Niagara Movement attempted to meet again at Storer College but officials wouldn't allow Pineville was renamed and incorporated, and became county seat of Wyoming County The William Ritter Lumber Company was indicted by a federal grand jury on charge of peonage Reported 6,159 schools in 396 districts in West Virginia The Lewisburg & Ronceverte brought rail service to Lewisburg The Banner Glass Company relocated from Indiana to South Charleston The Robey Theater opened in Spencer The original stone structure was replace by a viaduct Morris Harvey died There was an explosion at the Pleasant Valley Coal Company mine killing 12 men The Virginian Railway was established H. Rus Warne had two exhibits at the Jamestown Exposition in Norfolk, Virginia The Wheeling Custom House (West Virginia Independence Hall) ceased being a federal building. Black teachers formed a separate Northern Teachers' Association I. C. White advocated for legislation establishing the U.S. Bureau of Mines
1913
John Nugent was question by the U.S. Senate investigating committee for efforts to import strikebreakers to West Virginia Other events that happened on or around 1913 Commissioner assigned responsibility to regulate farm products The Allegheny Lodge was built Waitman Barbe wrote Great Poems Interpreted Walter Barnes wrote English in the Country School John Peale Bishop entered Princeton Charles F. Millspaugh wrote The Living Flora of West Virginia James Callahan wrote Semi-Centennial History of West Virginia Consolidated Manufactories pottery factory established by Merchants Association of Grafton John Harrington Cox collected his first folk song Henry Gassaway Davis was chairman of Semi-Centennial Commission Alston Dayton made the injunction from the Hitchman Coal & Coke v. John Mitchell case permanent Legislature passed act that provided for the employment of extension agents West Virginia appropriated fire protection funds The Glenville high school received its own building Nathan Goff served in the U.S. Senate The building of the central section of the Greenbrier Hotel and the Old White golf course were completed Legislature created the State Road Bureau Annual coal production exceeded 28 million tons Ritter Park in Huntington was fashioned from land originally intended for a city incinerator Louis Johnson was admitted to the bar in Clarksburg Harriet Jones helped to establish Hopemont Sanitarium Teepi Kendrick became the state agent in charge of the corn clubs for boys and canning clubs for girls Keyser was incorporated Supreme Court decisions on State ex rel. Nance v. Mays, Ex parte Jones, and Hatfield v. Graham were decided during the labor rebellion and accorded vast power to the executive branch to use martial law Weston became the southern terminus of regional electric trolley car service The second courthouse in Madison was torn down Redress was allowed under the original workers compensation statue Course work was added to Marshall University to include the equivalent of freshman and sophomore years of college Walter Martens began working as a draftsman in Danville The title was changed from Evening Journal to Martinsburg West Virginia Evening Journal Hu Maxwell co-authored West Virginia and Its People Bill McKell completed his own branch railroad to connect with the Virginian Railway at Pax John McWhorter left office as judge of West Virginia's 12th judicial circuit John McWhorter drafted the Yost Law, providing for enforcement of state prohibition The Mennonites building was moved to Roaring Creek The Minter Homes Corporation was established in Huntington A major refinery was built at St. Marys by Quaker State United States Senate looked into Paint Creek-Cabin Creek strike John Nugent left West Virginia for Kentucky The Ohio Valley Trades and Labor Assembly fathered the state's first workers compensation bill The Ohio Valley Refining Company was established at St. Marys Livia Poffenbarger sold the State Gazette. Legislature passed the Yost law, under which prohibition was enforced, creating the Department of Prohibition The state's first tuberculosis sanitarium was founded at Hopemont in Preston County The Public Service Commission was created by the legislature Leonard Riggleman passed the uniform teachers exam The first high school opened in Ripley St. Francis Hospital was founded by Patrick J. Donahue The Sacred Heart Hospital opened The Salt Sulphur Springs resort was closed The Star House was acquired by W. B. and Ida Skaggs Flags were unofficially made for the semi-centennial celebration featured a new design Stony River Reservoir was completed by West Virginia Pulp & Paper Company P. D. Strausbaugh graduated from Wooster (Ohio) College P. D. Strausbaugh began teaching at Wooster (Ohio) College A streetcar line between Sistersville and Middlebourne was built Congress passed the 16th Amendment for a federal income tax on corporation The Indian Camp Normal School was established Clarence W. Watson finished his term in the U.S. Senate John S. Bonar graduated from West Liberty "The West Virginia Hills" was published in The West Virginia Singer Legislature changed the name to Weston State Hospital West Virginia House of Delegates passed a state women's suffrage amendment
1931
The West Virginia immigration commissioner's position was discontinued Other events that happened on or around 1931 The school changed its name to Fairmont State Teachers College, now Fairmont State University Fairmont newspaper's Sunday edition became the Times West Virginian Susanne Fisher sang small parts at Berlin State Opera Alberta Pierson Hannum wrote her first novel, Thursday April Hazel Atlas corporate headquarters located in Wheeling The Department of Public Assistance replaced the Board of Children's Guardians Harold Houston aided C. Frank Keeny with the organization of the West Virginia Mine Workers Union and the West Virginia Labor Party Charlie Cline was born M. Marsh and Son rented more than 40 cigar-making machines The Concrete Steel Bridge Company was forced into bankruptcy and liquidated West Virginia apple production peaked at 12 million bushels County banks failed WHIS Bluefield broadcast the murder trial of Minnie Stull. Leonard Riggleman was elected president of Morris Harvey College, now University of Charleston The Valley River Railroad closed Ada "Bricktop" Smith opened a larger Bricktop's club Boyd Stutler co-wrote a textbook on West Virginia History Festus Summers left Morris Harvey College, now University of Charleston Welch Hospital No. One became Welch Emergency Hospital Wiley Post and Harold Gatty stopped at Wertz Field West Virginia Yesterday and Today was copyrighted by Phil Conley Roy McCuskey became president of West Virginia Wesleyan College George Smith began serving as WWVA program director A new bank in Winfield failed New River State School became New River State College, now WVU Institute of Technology WWVA received network affiliation John Zontini rushed for 865 yards as a freshman at Marshall College Vernon Johnson became Collector of Internal Revenue for West Virginia Toni Stone's family moved to Minnesota View Articles by Existing Key Dates or Specify Your Own Date Range |
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