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United Mine Workers of America
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Jan 23, 1890
Rival miners' organizations met in Columbus, Ohio
Jan 25, 1890
The United Mine Workers of America was founded in Columbus, Ohio
1897
Coal operators of Central Competitive Field agreed to peace with UMWA insisting organizing West Virginia too 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 Legislature reactivated the position of Immigration Commissioner 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 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
Apr 18, 1912
Miners along Paint Creek and Cabin Creek walked off their jobs beginning the Mine Wars
1919
Attempts to unionize southern West Virginia occurred Other events that happened on or around 1919 There were 33 churches belonging to the African Methodist Episcopal denomination with 1,325 members The position of State Supervisor of Negro Schools and an appointed Negro Board of Education were created by the state White mob lynched two black miners at Chapmanville Alderson Baptist Academy became Alderson Baptist Academy and Junior College (now part of Alderson Broaddus University) Mary Atkeson competed a PhD in Literature at Ohio State University George Atkinson wrote Bench and Bar of West Virginia First state tournament for girls' high school basketball was held at Spencer John Peale Bishop was hired at Vanity Fair magazine after being stationed in Europe Bethlehem Steel Corporation acquired the Bretz property Don Chafin was shot when entering UMWA District 17 offices American chestnut trees provided West Virginia with 118 million board feet of lumber The normal school at Athens became independent as Concord State Normal School (now Concord University) National coal and steel strikes Governor John Cornwell supported the Red Flag legislation and Constabulary legislation in creating the State Police John Warren Davis became president of West Virginia Collegiate Institute (now West Virginia State University) Clarence Donnelly began his ministry Dunbar was laid out by Dunbar Development Company Legislature abolished first board and created a seven-member Board of Education Gertrude Humphrey began work in WVU extension system West Virginia enacted legislation that made it unlawful for livestock to be on the railroad right of way Harrison Ferrell was stricken with polio Nathan Goff married Katherine Penney The West Virginia Good Roads Federation campaigned for amendment to make road improvements under slogan "Help Pull West Virginia Out of the Mud" Greenwood Cemetery, on the National Road in Wheeling, became a nonprofit corporation Mayor C. C. Testerman named Sid Hatfield Matewan's police chief The Board of Children's Guardians was established Dave Gideon became the sole owner of the Huntington Herald-Dispatch The UMWA began efforts to unionize the mines of southern West Virginia The problem of sharing Virginia's debt was finally settled A large stone monument was erected at Jackson's Mill in the memory of Stonewall Jackson Mother Jones joined the steelworkers' organizing drive in Pittsburgh Joseph Joy won a patent for his design of a mechanical coal loader Frank Keeney announced his intention to unionize the remainder of southern West Virginia coal mines Teepi Kendrick helped found the West Virginia 4-H All Stars Lakin State hospital was established by an act of the Legislature Walter Martens began working for architect L. F. W. Stuebe of Danville Louis Marx established Louis Marx & Company Legislature provided for the establishment of mine rescue station to train personnel in rescue and first-aid work Margaret Montague's story "England to America" won the O. Henry Award Ephraim Morgan ran for governor Howard Sloan organized a congregation in Grafton Greasy Neale played in the World Series for the Cincinnati Reds The Nuttallburg mine was sold to Henry Ford The Owens Bottle Machine Company changed to the Owens Bottle Company Mateo Pinkard wrote his first hit, "Mammy 'o Mine" after moving to New York. 125 acres of land was purchased for the operation of the agriculture program. A poultry extension program was started in West Virginia The state received a federal grant for the control of venereal disease. The West Virginia Department of Prohibition began William Revercomb earned a law degree from the University of Virginia Red Ribble moved to Prince Rat Rodgers was named to the All-American teams Rat Rodgers was the leading scorer in the nation St. Mary's Glass opened S. Orestes Bond became president of Salem College Thomas C. Miller was designated president instead of principal of Shepherd College The Twin Mountain & Potomac railroad line ended WVU's football team amassed an 8-3 record Weirton Steel added a blast furnace Weirton Steel employees jumped to 11,630 Clint Thomas returned to Columbus after army service W. W. Trent became secretary of the West Virginia Education Association Tucker County's school enrollment peaked at 4,144 students West Virginia legislature created a Virginia Debt Sinking Fund to settle the Virginia Debt Byrd Prillerman left as president of West Virginia Colored Institute (now West Virginia State University) I. C. White received an honorary law degree from WVU Carter G. Woodson began Associated Publishers Company Carter G. Woodson began serving as Dean of Liberal Arts at Howard University West Virginians participated in the Russian Expedition, a military fiasco C. H. Mead completed the first commercial gas well in Wyoming County Lenna Yost became the Washington correspondent for the National WCTU's Union Signal West Virginia held a state basketball tournament for girls for the first time T. G. Nutter became the first African-American to represent Kanawha County in the House of Delegates
1924
Frank Keeney and Fred Mooney resigned from the UMWA Other events that happened on or around 1924 Elementary school and junior high schools numbered 453 for African-American students and teachers Mary Atkeson wrote The Woman on the Farm The number of banks in West Virginia peaked at 225 state banks and 125 national banks Walter Barnes wrote The Children's Poets The Evening Post, Beckley's first daily newspaper, was established UMWA President Keeney and Secretary Treasurer Mooney were forced to retire Izetta Brown seconded Davis again for nomination Izetta Brown again defeated for U.S. Senate, this time by William Edwin Chilton Chauncey H. Browning graduated from WVU John W. Davis Democratic candidate for president Matthew Wesley Clair Sr. returned to Washington for a visit Association changed its name to West Virginia Council of Churches and Christian Education Democratic presidential candidate John W. Davis failed to carry home state West Virginia Huntington's Frederick Douglass Junior and Senior High School was built Patrick Gainer recorded folk songs and lore of West Virginia's people Construction of the Governor's Mansion began Major flood brought devastation Record floods hit Hardy County Another school was built in Harrisville The Concord College He-Man Club began as picnic to honor retiring college president Christopher Columbus Rossey The hemlock wooly adelgid was first reported in the Western United States Colonel Joseph Long bought a corner lot in Huntington to erect a building for his paper, the Herald-Dispatch The UMWA had lost half of its members in West Virginia and was nearly bankrupt The Huntington Post-Herald became a daily newspaper Homer Holt married Isabel Wood of Charlottesville, Virginia Rush Holt graduated from Salem College Cheat Lake construction began, created primarily for the production of electricity Carmine Pelligrino of Rosemont held record of mining 66 tons of coal in 24 hours The Jackson's Mill property was donated to the state of West Virginia Ray Wetzel was born in Parkersburg Mother Jones called on Governor Morgan for pardons for miners imprisoned after the Logan March Out-of-state KKK publication carried reports from several West Virginia location The Ku Klux Klan marched through Hinton Howard B. Lee left office as Mercer County prosecuting attorney Carnegie library was established in Hinton Howard M. Gore became assistant secretary of agriculture Mountain lions were declared extinct Walter Martens designed the Science and Liberal Arts halls of Davis & Elkins College Clarence Cameron White was named director of music at West Virginia State College The Concrete Steel Bridge Company of Clarksburg had 52 separate construction teams in the field The Metropolitan Theater in downtown Morgantown opened Fred Mooney left as secretary-treasurer of UMWA District 17 The first Mountaineer Field opened The Clarke-McNary law was passed by Congress authorizing the purchase of forested, cut-over, or denuded lands for the production of timber in addition to the flow regulation of navigable streams Records of chicken production began. The West Virginia Public Health Association was organized. Jennings Randolph graduated from Salem College. Walter Reuther began work as apprentice tool and die maker at Wheeling Steel Leonard Riggleman accepted a pastorate in Milton William Ritter made headline for sharing $3 million in company stock with his employees Money from the John B. Crowley estate paid for a new addition to St. Francis Hospital A second wing was added to St. Joseph's Hospital The state built a fire tower in Seneca State Forest A merger agreement between Sheltering Arms Hospital and Charleston General Hospital fell through Ada "Bricktop" Smith performed in Paris West Virginia Wesleyan defeated Navy, Syracuse, Kentucky in football The West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference began Seneca State Forest became the first state forest in West Virginia P. D. Strausbaugh and colleagues collected, mounted and filed the nucleus of a new plant collection for WVU The Blackwater Boom & Lumber Company closed All lumber operations in Tucker County closed due to depletion of original forest Membership in the United Brethren Parkersburg Conference was 10,337 Ward Engineering built the Greenbrier, a sternweel towboat
1933
UMWA unionized the West Virginia coalfields Other events that happened on or around 1933 County unit plan for school systems was adopted West Virginia counties had to reduce term length Doddridge County High School was created The flat-spired three-toothed land snail was discovered Legislature established the Conservation Commission The Greenbrier College for Women was chartered as Greenbrier College Perry Gresham received a bachelor of divinity degree from Texas Christian University West Virginia erected a replica cabin and stone memorial at the birthplace of Nancy Hanks A great trial was held against the contractor of the Hawks Nest Tunnel by those who contracted silicosis Legislative act put every public road in West Virginia under direct state control The Democrats regained control of the governorship Charles Hodel was instrumental in developing the Beckley-Mount Hope Airport The radical West Virginia Mine Workers Union and the West Virginia Labor Party both collapsed Act replaced game protectors with conservation officers The West Virginia World's Fair exhibit was housed at Jackson's Mill The Charles Town Racetrack opened in Jefferson County Frances Benjamin Johnston began photographing early architecture of the American South William C. Kelly died Kumbrabow State Forest was created in response to the Civilian Conservation Corps Act The National Industrial Recovery Act guaranteed workers the right to collective bargaining and outlawed yellow-dog contracts Democrats took control of the West Virginia Senate The progressive Roosevelt administration secured passage of the National Industrial Recovery Act Melvin Goins was born Pare Lorentz conceived, edited and published The Roosevelt Year, 1933 West Virginia acquired the land for Lost River State Park Master Marble and Bridgeport Marble exhibited millions of marbles at the World's Fair in Chicago The Gallipolis Locks and Dam began construction The Civilian Conservation Corps first became active in Monongahela National Forest Prohibition ends Cacapon State Park was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps The National Recovery Administration was created with the passing of the National Industrial Recovery Ac Legislation passed establishing the Conservation Commission of West Virginia Camp Woodbine and Camp Cranberry were established by Civilian Conservation Corps in Richwood Ruth Rohde served as U.S. Minister to Denmark Eleanor Roosevelt convinced FDR to use congressionally approved federal funds to establish the first national subsistence homestead in Arthurdale Lynnside Manor, Monroe County, the traditional home of the Lewis family, burned down William Smith O'Brien became West Virginia secretary of state H. M. Calhoun died Buddy Starcher became popular performer at WCHS Charleston State Police field structure shrank to two companies State Police Criminal Investigation Bureau was organized Mel Moore and Billy Long led a strike at Weirton Steel Employees bought the Wheeling Traction Company and re-named it Cooperative Transit Company Festus Summers finished his doctorate at WVU The Braxton Democrat newspaper in Sutton compiled and reprinted the Wm. Byrne tales of Elk River West Virginia property tax revenue was at $27 million Fred Torrey created the "Lincoln Walks at Midnight" sculpture W. W. Trent became superintendent of Schools Camp Watoga was created by the Civilian Conservation Corps Fred E. Brooks died WOBU changed to WCHS WCHS stopped sharing time with WSAZ in Huntington Wheeling Bank & Trust Company merged with Dollar Saving & Trust to form the Wheeling Dollar Saving & Trust Company The Athenaeum became the Daily Athenaeum Clyde O. Law became board chairman of West Virginia Wesleyan College The WWVA's Wheeling Jamboree country music show began A new central portion of Wheeling Hospital was constructed WHIS increased to 250 watts A strike at Widen occurred The Coal House was built in Williamson of bituminous coal Edwin S. Maclin became president of West Virginia Institute of Technology
1942
President of UMWA District 17 Van Bittner resigned Other events that happened on or around 1942 West Virginia State Board of Education adopted flag-salute regulations Florence Blanchfield was commissioned as a lieutenant colonel Construction on the Bluestone Dam began Alonzo Brooks returned to French Creek Log lodge, two framed dormitories, swimming pool and bathhouse constructed at Camp Washington-Carver Brandon Hass sold the property now known as Cathedral State Park to the state The Charleston Ordnance Center received the coveted Army-Navy "E" production award Carl Rutherford learned to play in same tunings as others Julia Davis wrote The Sun Climbs Slow U.S. Farm Security Administration came to an end Ken Hechler was drafted as an infantry private Two separate groups of Italian POWs were imprisoned in West Virginia The first and largest contingent of Italian POWs arrived to build Camp Ashford Andrew Gardner Jackson died Gordon L. Bennett was the first executive secretary of the Library Commission The Linsly School became known as the Linsly Military Institute The Lost World Caverns cave was discovered as the Grapevine Cave Frank McEnteer arrived in the Middle East Kermit McKeever became superintendent of Lost River State Park J. Kemp McLaughlin was assigned to the 92nd heavy bombardment group of the Eighth Air Force Mercer County's miners produced 3,500,000 tons of coal Arnold Miller joined the army Okey Mills enlisted in the army as paratrooper The Civilian Conservation Corps was terminated Calvin W. Price received an honorary law degree from West Virginia University. Dyke Raese coached the West Virginia University men's basketball team to a major sports national championship. The Schoolhouse Cave survey was completed Hugh Shott served in U.S. Senate Hubert Skidmore wrote Hill Lawyer Sam Snead had won 29 tournaments CCC Camp Watoga was closed Wertz Field Airport closed Only 212 students enrolled at West Liberty State College Phil Conley re-acquired the West Virginia Review Antonia Modarelli became director of the Charleston Civic Orchestra The Works Progress Administration ceased operation
1969
William Anthony "Tony" Boyle defeated Joseph A "Jock" Yablonski in the election Other events that happened on or around 1969 Congress passed the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act
Dec 22, 1972
Tony Boyle defeated by Arnold Miller in a special election, as Miners for Democracy take control of UMWA Other events that happened on or around December 22, 1972 Arnold Miller defeated Tony Boyle in a special election as Miners for Democracy took control of UMWA
1979
Sam Church Jr. became president of UMWA Other events that happened on or around 1979 Governor Rockefeller gave Roy Lee Harmon emeritus status s poet laureate The Huntington Advertiser ceased publication and merged into the Herald-Dispatch Boar hunting began in West Virginia The Allegheny Indian Council and Cultural Center was founded in Phillipi The court ruled that unequal per pupil funding among West Virginia counties violated the state constitution's mandate for a "thorough and efficient" school system in Pauley v. Kelly Maryat Lee wrote John Henry The military program was discontinued at Linsly School Jack Maurice became a contributing editor and columnist to the Charleston Daily Mail Jon McBride became an astronaut Louise McNeill was appointed poet laureate by Governor Rockefeller Arnold Miller resigned as president of UMWA State Supreme Court ruled on Morningstar v. Black and Decker, which held that the court had the ability to create common law State Supreme Court ruled on Bradley v. Appalachian Power Co., where the court abolished the comparative negligence rule A second Mormon "stake" was organized in Fairmont Deadly riots prompted Arthur Recht to place Moundsville Penitentiary under judicial control The WVU Personal Rapid Transit system was completed Jayne Anne Phillips published Black Tickets Gov. Jay Rockefeller persuades legislature to gradually eliminate the 3% sales tax on food Jim Sprouse was appointed a judge of the 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals by President Jimmy Carter Building C was added to the state police academy Marshall Buckalew was elected president of the West Virginia Historical Education Foundation The West Virginia Historical Society ceased publication of West Virginia History West Virginia Independence Hall was opened as a museum by the Department of Culture and History (now Arts, Culture & History) The West Virginia Juried Exhibition was first held at the Cultural Center Mack Samples began serving as festival president of the West Virginia State Folk Festival The Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places Meredith Sue Willis wrote A Space Apart Tom Wolfe published The Right Stuff, celebrating Chuck Yeager Virginia Maw Brown left the Interstate Commerce Commission Actor Bob Denver married Dreama Perry of Bluefield
1982
Richard Trumka became president of UMWA Other events that happened on or around 1982 New Mennonite Congregation started in Barbour County The Minter Homes Corporation closed its doors A third Mormon stake was organized, in Huntington Don Nehlen's Mountaineers beat Oklahoma at Norman The N&W and Southern Railway System merged and became the Norfolk Southern Corporation The British Broadcasting Corporation filmed Sylvia O'Brien at her home Paw Paw was the site of the first branch bank in West Virginia. David Selby appeared in Falcon Crest Mary Lee Settle wrote The Killing Ground The Smoot Theater was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The South Charleston Recreation Center opened The Killen v. Logan County case changed policy regarding property tax assessment and appraisal methods Melvin Lentz became wood chopping champion Branch banking was legalized in West Virginia Don West published In a Land of Plenty: A Don West Reader Thomas W. Cole became president of West Virginia State College (now University) Thomas Acker S.J. became president of Wheeling College (now Wheeling University) Bill Withers won a Grammy for "Just The Two Of Us" Arnout "Sonny" Hyde became editor of the Wonderful West Virginia The Luther Elkins Petroglyph was claimed to be of Irish origin with ancient markings Major renovations took place at Kanawha (now Yeager) Airport Ellie Schaul began serving as gallery director at The Art Store in Charleston
1985
Robert Phalen became president of UMWA District 17 Other events that happened on or around 1985 The Pocahontas Times became one of the first papers in West Virginia to switch completely to the use of computers Pruntytown Correctional Center reopened Mary Lou Retton was inducted to the U.S. Olympic Committee Hall of Fame Otis Rice became a member of the editorial board of Filson Club Quarterly Rock Lake Pool was closed by its owner Cynthia Rylant wrote The Relatives Came Revival of the Sagebrush Roundup radio show was first held The Old Salt Sulphur Springs resort was added to the National Register of Historic Places Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel filed for bankruptcy Blakers Mill was moved to Jackson's Mill Frederick A Reichle purchased property at Timberline Predecessor banks were renamed United National Bank WAJR launched the Metronews Radio Network Melvin Lentz became wood chopping champion The Pence Springs prison closed and all inmates were transferred to the Alderson Federal Prison for women Meredith Sue Willis wrote Only Great Changes Ellie Schaul was was awarded the 1985 West Virginia Juried Exhibition Governor’s Award
1989
The Pittston Company tried to abrogate commitments to the UMWA welfare and retirement fund Other events that happened on or around 1989 Henry Payne became the first editorial cartoonist to make his work available via computer Cecil Roberts played a key role in the UMWA successful strike against Pittston Company Bernard W. Schmitt became bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston The Harrison Rural Electrification Association had 4,713 customers The Smoot Theater was rescued by a citizen group headed by Felice Jorgeson The Crain v. Bordenkircher case changed state policies regarding the prison system The Jewell v. Manard case required legislature to redesign the system for compensating court-appointed attorneys Union Carbide and Indian government reached a settlement for the Bhopal plant incident The Ohio Valley Unitarian Universalist Congregation built a church near Wheeling Weirton Steel stock began trading on the New York Stock Exchange The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra celebrated 50 years Ruby Memorial Hospital was designated the state's first level one trauma center Construction of a Ronald McDonald House began in Morgantown New owners led Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel out of bankruptcy WVU at Parkersburg was re-affiliated with WVU Don Blankenship became president of Massey Coal Services Dennis Harrah was inducted into the Miami University Sports Hall of Fame
1992
Jay Rockefeller successfully backed the Coal Act to ensure continued funding of the UMWA health insurance Other events that happened on or around 1992 Phyllis Reynolds Naylor was Awarded the Newbery Medal for Shiloh Eldora Nuzum retired from the Elkins Inter-Mountain The North Central Association approved baccalaureate degrees in business administration, elementary education, liberal studies, and psychology at Ohio Valley University Henry Payne was runner-up for the Mencken Award Charlotte Pritt left the state Senate Dyke Raese was inducted into the WVU Hall of Fame The National Labor Relations Board ruled on unfair labor practices in the Ravenswood Strike Richard Freeland re-entered the recording business when he started Freeland Records Otis Rice became vice president of the West Virginia Historical Education Foundation Cynthia Rylant was awarded the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for children's fiction for Missing May Fred Schaus was named to the WVU Hall of Fame
1993
A broad national agreement between UMWA and Bituminous Coal Operators Association was negotiated Other events that happened on or around 1993 Putt-putt golf and games center opened at former Rock Lake Pool Cynthia Rylant won the Newbery Medal Sam Snead was named golf professional emeritus upon return to the Greenbrier The state corporate net income tax rate was at 9% Richard Eddy became president of UMWA District 31 The federal Corporation for National and Communities Service was created to oversee AmeriCorps and domestic programs Richard Hunt bought Whipple Company Store and renovated it for tourism Meredith Sue Willis wrote Deep Revision Margaret Workman received the West Virginia Prosecuting Attorneys Association's Excellence in Criminal Justice Award WVU at Parkersburg awarded its first BS degrees in elementary education "Diamond Teeth" Mary McClain issued her first recording, “If I Can’t Sell It, I’m Gonna Sit Down On It” Evan Jenkins changed from Republican to Democrat and won a seat in the House of Delegates Toni Stone was inducted into the International Women’s Sports Hall of Fame
1996
District 29 of UMWA was eliminated Other events that happened on or around 1996 Five Uncle Abner stories were published in Old Land, Dark Land, Strange Land by University of Charleston Press WesBanco acquired Universal Mortgage Company David C. Hardesty Jr. became president of WVU A second cardiac catheterization laboratory was opened at Wheeling Hospital Wheeling Jesuit assumed university status Meredith Sue Willis wrote Marco's Monster
2001
Joseph Carter was elected president of UMWA District 17 Other events that happened on or around 2001 Camp Twin Creeks at Minnehaha Springs became coed The West Virginia Motorsports Council was established by Governor Wise Mountain Stage began broadcasting on public television North Bend State Park added a 305-acre lake Brad Paisley joined the Grand Ole Opry Ashby Berkley and his sister sold the Pence Springs property Jayne Anne Phillips published Motherkind Pilgrim's Pride bought out WLR Foods poultry processors The PROMISE scholarship was funded The governance role in St. Joseph's Hospital by the Sisters of St. Joseph ended Mary Lee Settle wrote I, Roger Williams Michael Smith performed at the presidential inaugural prayer service The Smoke Hole Lodge closed Surface mining production was 60 million tons The Thomas Memorial emergency center was expanded Marsh Wheeling Stogies stopped making cigars The West Virginia Mining and Reclamation Association merged with the West Virginia Coal Association Carl J. Smith began serving as director of the Geological and Economic Survey The West Virginia Hillbilly ceased publication Grant Cooper became conductor of the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra Major renovations took place at Kanawha Airport View Articles by Existing Key Dates or Specify Your Own Date Range |
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