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Webster County
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1769
Adam Stroud settled in present Webster County as the first white settler Other events that happened on or around 1769 Matthew Arbuckle's first post was gentleman justice of Botetourt County Development of the land called Grand Ohio Company, Vandalia Company and Walpole Company organized John Beckley was sent to Virginia Colonists began returning to the Greenbrier Valley. Families descended the rivers and settled in the bottomlands of the Ohio Waves of pioneers began to sweep into the upper Ohio, Monongahela, Greenbrier and Kanawha valleys The first white people settled in present Lewis County The first white settlers in Marshall County were John Wetzel and his family The Zane brothers were the first white men to settle in present Ohio County The Pringle brothers led a small group of settlers back to the Buckhannon Valley to begin a permanent settlement there. John Stuart was a surveyor in the expedition to establish a permanent settlement in Greenbrier
Jan 10, 1860
Webster County was created from Braxton, Nicholas and Randolph counties
1860
Webster County population was 1,555 Other events that happened on or around 1860 Psi Chapter of Beta Theta Pi was established Archibald Campbell's paper The Intelligencer only paper in Virginia to endorse Abraham Lincoln's presidency Archibald Campbell's paper The Intelligencer was the only paper in Virginia to endorse Abraham Lincoln's presidency 25 independent coal companies were organized Bethany College was the only institution of higher education in Western Virginia Allegheny College opened in Blue Sulphur Springs Stephen Elkins graduated from University of Missouri Daniel Farnsworth was elected to abortive term in House of Delegates of General Assembly Fayette County population at 5,997 Another German newspaper was established in Wheeling John Hale became the owner of a large salt works Hancock County reported only 2 slaves in population of 4,445 First railroad in Hancock County received its charter Nancy Hart and family moved to Roane County Morris Harvey left his service as Fayette County sheriff The Ices Ferry Ironworks closed due to lack of adequate transportation and the depletion of iron ore and fuel resources Reported 28 charcoal iron furnaces had been constructed in West Virginia Reported four Wheeling ironworks produced cut nails John Jacob left the University of Missouri to study and practice law Four short stone piers were placed under Jefferson Rock to stabilize it Joseph Johnson served as a member of the electoral college George Latham opened his practice in Grafton McDowell County had a population of 1,533 The Monongalia Academy, Morgantown Female Academy and Woodburn Female Seminary educated white students Summersville was incorporated The Rathbone Well, West Virginia's first major oil well, was drilled. Reported 174 baptisms at St. John's Chapel, Monroe County Rezin Davis Shepherd built a building for Shepherdstown's use Traveller took top prizes at the Lewisburg fair Census counted 1,428 residents in Tucker County Virginia chartered six new western turnpikes The first permanent settler of Webster Springs was Polly Arthur Wheeling had 14,083 people Samuel D. Karnes leased an acre from the Rathbones
1865
The formal organizing of Webster County took place Other events that happened on or around 1865 Virginia legislature repealed laws consenting to the admission of Berkeley and Jefferson counties to West Virginia Storer College in Harpers Ferry, begun by the Freewill Baptist Church, to educate black teachers Ratification of 13th Amendment by West Virginia John Appleton moved to Kanawha County 13 Banks had become national banks The Baptist General Association of West Virginia (West Virginia Baptist Convention) formed Rosser's Raid occurred on Beverly Belle Boyd wrote Belle Boyd in Camp and Prison in London Waitman T. Willey senate term as first West Virginia senator ended Provision included in Constitution of 1851 calling for the General Assembly to reapportion representation in both houses John Dickinson came to Kanawha County Anne Dudley arrived in West Virginia to teach freed blacks Fairmont State University was formed as West Virginia's first private normal school Aretas Fleming married Carrie M. Watson Joseph Diss Debar appointed an agent in southern Germany Nathan Goff married Laura E. Despard Grafton National Cemetery was established for Civil War dead The Easton Roller Mill replaced overshot water wheel Reckart's Mill was built in Preston county Visitor stated about Harpers Ferry, "all about the town are rubbish, filth, and stench." Chester Hubbard began serving in the U.S. House of Representatives John Jacob returned to Romney George Latham served as congressman for the Second District of West Virginia Joseph Lightburn returned to duty after being wounded in Sherman's advance on Atlanta The Logan Wildcats were active in the Shenandoah Valley campaign The city of Boone Court House changed its name to Madison Booker T. Washington arrived in Malden with his family to work in the salt industry and local coal mines Two additional dams were built on the Monongahela River The army recruiting and training center at Camp Carlisle ceased The Campbell's Creek Coal Company began shipping coal down the Kanawha River from Port Amherst Samuel Price was appointed circuit judge in Lewisburg but declined to take office A narrow-gauge railroad was built to Ritchie Mines Ritchie Mines was bought Union authorities moved Jefferson County seat from Charles Town to Shepherdstown The Wheeling interurban system began operation The National Banking Act was amended to allow state banks to become national banks Jim Vance was suspected in the murder of Harmon McCoy The state superintendent called a state convention of teachers to meet in Fairmont, founding the West Virginia Education Association
1896
The Webster Springs Hotel was built Other events that happened on or around 1896 Thomas Anshutz painted Steamboat on the Ohio B&O Railroad only hauled four percent of Tidewater-bound soft coal Elk River Coal & Lumber Company began buying land in West Virginia George Sturdevant and John W. Johnson purchased the factory at Brush Creek Falls in Mercer County Michael Benedum married Sarah Lantz "Athens" name of new post office and village William Coley founded the Parsons Advocate newspaper John William Davis began teaching law at Washington & Lee Democrats slipped into minority status in West Virginia According to legend, underground Elk (River) was formed when a hole opened in the stream bed and simply swallowed the river Thaddeus Fowler first visited West Virginia Edward Bates Franzheim designed the Vance Memorial Presbyterian Church in Wheeling The Trinity United Methodist Church was organized in Glenville Grantsville was incorporated The H.K. Bedford began Pittsburgh-Charleston service William Jennings Bryan was defeated as free silver presidential candidate Hamilton Hatter became the first principal of Bluefield Colored Institute (Bluefield State College) Homer Laughlin incorporated as Homer Laughlin and Company The original Seneca Glass Company building was built William Leigh painted his portrait of Sophie H. Colston The Moundsville Daily Echo became a daily publication Louis Marx was born John McGraw first served as a member of the Democratic National Committee James Miller served as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention The Seneca Glass Company moved from Ohio to Morgantown The South Branch Intelligencer merged with the Hampshire Review Lawrence Nuttall and C. F. Millspaugh published Flora of West Virginia Melville Davisson Post's short story collection The Strange Schemes of Randolph Mason made him immensely popular. The second period of Republican dominance began Telephone switchboards were installed at Morgantown Agnes Westbrook Morrison was admitted to the bar WVU hires its first full-time coach Matthew Whittico graduated from Lincoln University in Pennsylvania Matewan challenged Williamson as county seat of Mingo County Carter Woodson graduated from Douglass High School Hurry-up Yost played tackle on the WVU football team The Shenandoah River flooded
1904
John T. McGraw expanded the Webster Springs Hotel Other events that happened on or around 1904 Charles Ambler received an A.B. in social sciences J. G. Bradley came to West Virginia Sturdevant and Johnson constructed new buildings Buffalo Creek & Gauley Railroad was built Name changed from Thomas Hospital to Charleston General Hospital Barber Sanatorium constructed by Dr. Timothy L. Barber Sr. Railroad from Greenbrier Valley to Bartow completed Roy Bird Cook graduated from high school John Cornwell was Democratic nominee for governor Davis & Elkins College founded by Southern Presbyterians Rebecca Davis wrote autobiography Bits of Gossip William M. O. Dawson ceased to be chairman of West Virginia Republicans John Dickinson became the first director of the Kanawha Coal Operators Association Chestnut blight introduced to America Fairmont West Virginian became daily Millard Giesey and Frederic Faris designed the West Virginia Building at the St. Louis World's Fair Pennsylvania investors opened a second glass sand plant on the east side of Warm Springs Ridge The Glenville Democrat was first published Capt. Greene acquired the Cincinnati, Portsmouth, Big Sandy & Pomeroy Packet Co. Railroads reached the Guyandotte River area The National Carbon Company began operating a graphite plant in Anmore The Huntington Dispatch began Frankie Masters was born in Pleasants County Cousin Abe Lilly was elected prosecuting attorney of Raleigh County The C&O Railroad was constructed from Huntington to city of Logan The Logan County coal industry began its boom Gannett's gazetteer was the first to be devoted exclusively to West Virginia place names and locations Wheeling Metal and Manufacturing Company opened in Glen Dale Sandy Mason moved back to Charleston to start the Mason School of Music and Fine Arts John McGraw became chairman of state Democratic party Thomas Gaylord McKell died John McWhorter became a judge of West Virginia's 12th judicial circuit James Miller was elected as a judge of the Circuit Court of the Ninth West Virginia Circuit A fifteenth dam was built on the Monongahela The daily edition Morgantown Evening Post stopped publication The Morgantown Chronicle was founded by Hu Maxwell The Mount St. George mansion was completed John Nugent was elected president of UMWA District 17 Herschel Ogden purchased the Wheeling Intelligencer Ohio Valley Trades and Labor Assembly spearheaded a drive that defeated a proposal to built a Carnegie Library in Wheeling Pence Springs water was presented the highest award in its class. Benjamin Rosenbloom was admitted to the West Virginia bar Henry Schmulbach built the Schmulbach Building in Wheeling Official addressed the question of a flag for the West Virginia building at the St. Louis World's Fair John Swint was ordained to the priesthood William P. Tams went to work for Samuel Dixon in the New River coalfield Henry Gassaway Davis built the Coal & Coke Railway Sam Vinson died A president who was not the state superintendent of school was elected to head of the West Virginia Education Association Charles Frederick Tucker Brooke was elected to be in the first group of Rhodes Scholars Matthew Whittico renamed his paper the McDowell Times J. G. Bradley came to Clay County Hurry-up Yost's University of Michigan team defeated WVU 130-0 Romeo Freer returned to Ritchie County and was appointed Harrisville postmaster Paul Wissmach reorganized his company as Ohio Valley Glass Company
1910
The first High school opened in Webster County
1917
Commercial mining had started in Webster County Other events that happened on or around 1917 Charles Ambler's last year teaching history and political science at Randolph-Macon College Hotel built by Harvey Ghiz in Logan West Virginia Folklore Society became inactive Louis Bennett Jr. graduated from Yale First book of poetry, Green Fruit,was published by John Bishop Florence Blanchfield enlisted in the Army Nurse Corps Pearl Sydenstricker married John Lossing Buck Louis Watson Chappell received his B.A. from Wake Forest William Edwin Chilton completed his term as U.S. Senate and became publisher U.S. government hired DuPont Company to build new nitrocellulose plant 89.4 million tons of coal produced in West Virginia The Shenandoah (George Washington) National Forest was created U.S. Supreme Court supported Alston Dayton's "yellow dog" contracts ruling Legislature established the West Virginia State Colored Tuberculosis Sanitarium Diamond Shoe and Garment Co. received full department store status Natural gas peaked at 309 billion cubic feet Marion County in the Making was published Study of German in schools dropped due to the entrance of America in WWI Henry Hatfield entered the army medical corps as Captain West Virginia launched a series of highway improvements with creation of the State Road Commission The State Road Bureau was replaced by the State Road Commission The U.S. Supreme Court sustained the lower court ruling prohibiting UMWA from seeking to influence workers from breaking yellowdog contracts The House of Delegates grew to 94 delegates Itmann began mining the Pocahontas No. 3 coal seam in Wyoming County Billy Moore was born in Parkersburg Fanny Johnson and Vincent Costello moved back to Charleston Fanny Johnson's story "The Strange Looking Man" was included in a best short stories collection Mother Jones returned to West Virginia to hold meetings and seek union recognition in the Fairmont and Winding Gulf coalfield Frank Keeney became president of UMWA District 17 Harley Kilgore was commissioned a second lieutenant The town of Nitro was established by the U.S. War Department for the manufacture of munitions for WWI Fred Mooney became secretary-treasurer of UMWA District 17 Regents began to abolish high school courses in normal schools The U.S. government acquired the majority of land on Otter Creek for Monongahela National Forest The Owens Bottle Company opened a plant in the upper end of Kanawha City William Nelson Page moved to Washington. Pruntytown Correctional Center, near Grafton, offered eight years of education, providing a full grade-school education Denmar Sanitarium for black tuberculosis patients was established in Pocahontas County. The Division of Vital Statistics was established by the West Virginia Legislature. Short lines, including the Coal & Coke Railway, became part of the B&O. The Reymann Memorial Farm was donated to WVU as two separate farms Rat Rodgers was named to the All-American teams Samuel Craig Shaw became editor of the Moundsville Daily Echo Capt. Thomas J. Reynolds built his first real showboat and named it America Five companies merged to form the Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation The USS Huntington was equipped for early experiments in naval aviation The Montgomery Preparatory School was renamed the West Virginia Trades School (now WVU Institute of Technology) Lenna Yost became the president of the West Virginia Equal Suffrage Association Mordecai Johnson became pastor of Charleston’s First Baptist Church
1920
Webster County population was 11,000 Other events that happened on or around 1920 Women received the right to vote State apple-packing plant in Inwood was established Walter Barnes wrote Types of Children's Literature 14 West Virginia cities and towns had professional baseball Braxton's population peaked at 23,973 Alonzo Brooks published West Virginia Trees Izetta Brown was first woman to second a presidential nominee, John W. Davis Chauncey H. Browning graduated from Logan High School City Hospital was moved to Camden mansion on Garfield Avenue in Parkersburg Don Chafin was reelected as sheriff Louis Watson Chappell received his M.A. from University of Virginia The Union Carbide Company bought small refinery near Clendenin Matthew Wesley Clair, Sr. was elected bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church Fayette County population jumped to 60,377 Caroline Gentry released The Key to Power, a movie The Glen Ferris Inn was sold to a subsidiary of Union Carbide Voters approved the Good Roads amendment Grafton reached its peak population of 8,517 H. B. Moore and his brothers purchased the school and reorganized it as the Greenbrier Military School Harrison County population rose to 74,783 Sid Hatfield assisted a United Mine Workers campaign to organize Tug Fork miners The Clarksburg factory of the Hazel Atlas Glass Company had 15 acres of floor space, employed 1,200 people and shipped all over the world Chemical firms in the Kanawha Valley began expanding rapidly Census reported 6,260 Hungarians in West Virginia Union organizing led to confrontations at Matewan and Blair Mountain La Belle Ironworks merged with Wheeling Iron and Steel and Whitaker-Glessner Company to form Wheeling Steel Corporation Ann Johnson Gates became the first woman member of the West Virginia legislature The legislator salary was set at $500 High school at Walkersville was constructed John L. Lewis became the president of the UMWA Big Bill Lias started a career in the illegal sale and distribution of liquor Minnie Lowther moved to Washington Jacob Marcus attained his rabbinical ordination William Marsh stopped serving as president of the M. Marsh and Son company Marshall became a four-year college The name was changed from Martinsburg West Virginia Evening Journal to Martinsburg Journal McDowell was the third most populous county in the state Willow Glen mansion, known in the Wheeling area as McKinley's Palace, was completed James Miller ran unsuccessfully for secretary of state James Miller left as judge Additional land for Monongahela National Forest was purchased The B&O leased the Morgantown & Kingwood The National Bank of Commerce moved to Charleston and was renamed the State Street Bank The Parkersburg Daily Sentinel ceased publication. Monongahela National Forest was created. Jennings Randolph graduated from Salem Academy. The buildings at Red Sulphur Springs were dismantled and the resort ceased operation. Red Ribble moved to Mount Hope The third courthouse at Ripley was built There were 398 sawmills operating in West Virginia The United Daughters of the Confederacy and Sons of Confederate Veterans decided to erect a memorial to Heyward Shepherd W. H. S White became president of Shepherd College Matthew Holt was the Socialist candidate for governor James Weldon Johnson was responsible for publishing Anne Spencer's " Before the Feast at Shushan" P. D. Strausbaugh received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago Howard Sutherland made a bid for presidency of United States Union Carbide purchased a small refinery at Clendenin C. W. Ferguson III was born Weirton population was at 8,000 Welch population was at 3,232 West Liberty's first dorms were built Riley Wilson ran unsuccessfully for Congress Carter G. Woodson left Howard University Carter G. Woodson began Dean of the West Virginia Collegiate Institution (now West Virginia State University)
1929
Commercial mining in Webster County produced approximately 100,000 tons of coal Other events that happened on or around 1929 Homer Holt began working with Governor Kump on the state's finances following the stock market crash Homer Laughlin China Company suspended operations in East Liverpool, Ohio Frank Hutchison had recorded about 32 songs for the OKeh Record Company The stock market crash hurt the profits of Interwoven Mills Weirton Steel Corporation merged with Michigan Steel of Detroit and M.A. Hanna Steel of Cleveland to form National Steel Corporation The McWhorter cabin was moved to Jackson's Mill Stock market crash forced the James Produce Company into bankruptcy John L. Dickinson moved Kanawha Valley Bank into new building at the former site of the capitol building Tom Kromer began traveling the country by freight train Cousin Abe Lilly organized the Lilly Reunion Association The Logan County coal industry began to decline The Citizen's National Bank was absorbed by the Charleston National Bank I. T. Mann's business empire collapsed at the onset of the Depression Walter Martens completed the work for Homeland, a skillfully designed Colonial-revival residence in Lewisburg Bernard McDonough specialized in building gas stations in the greater Parkersburg area The Department of Mines had 25 inspectors and three inspectors at large Bath Square became Berkeley Springs State Park The Owens Bottle Company merged with Illinois Glass Company to become Owens-Illinois Glass Company Maceo Pinkard enlisted blues diva Bessie Smith for Pansy Ruth Rohde represented Florida's Fourth District St. Joseph's administrators decided to build a new hospital The Raine Lumber Company ceased logging in Seneca State Forest Ada "Bricktop" Smith married Peter Duconge Ernest Weir formed the National Steel corporation with Weirton Steel as its flagship Grace Martin Taylor visited Blanche Lazzell in Provincetown, Massachusetts The railroad at Webster Springs was discontinued The Archives and History library, state archives and museum moved to the new state capitol WSAZ was purchased by the Huntington Publishing Company The property of the Youghiogheny Forest Colony was purchased by Frank Reeves John Zontini rushed an average per carry of 27 yards A chapel that also functioned as the superintendent’s office was built at Woodlawn T. G. Nutter filed a lawsuit regarding a restrictive covenant that prohibited African-Americans from purchasing a lot in a Huntington subdivision.
1940
Webster County population peaked at 18,080 Other events that happened on or around 1940 Number of farms in West Virginia began dropping West Virginia Baptist Historical Society formed Tony Boyle became president of UMWA District 27 Extensive remodeling and expansion of the Cabell County courthouse was completed Calhoun County population peaked at 12,455 First building was completed at Camp Washington-Carver Flip left the country music trio group of "Cap, Andy, and Flip" Clay County population peaked at 15,206 Rose Cousins learned how to fly Easton Roller Mill, near Morgantown, was closed W.E.R. Byrne's Tale of the Elk was published Population of Gilmer County peaked Construction began for Grandview Park G. D. McNeill wrote The Last Forest, whose main character was inspired by Edden Hammons Electric power production increased by 2,000 percent Matthew M. Neely won the Democratic nomination for governor while still serving the U.S. Senate Tom Kromer gave up writing Logan's population peaked at 5,166 Reported 11,000 miners in Logan County Martinsburg had four movie houses Bumgardner Hall was built at Beckley College (now Mountain State University) DuPont put four million pairs of nylon stockings on sale nationally Molly O'Day's brothers moved to Beckley Population of Ohio County peaked at 73,115 It was decided to establish a state forest in the Panther Creek area. Parsons population was 2,077. Pendleton County population peaked at 10,884. Ida Reed published her last book, Songs of the Hills A demonstration site for farm electrification was built at the Jackson's Mill state 4-H camp The Hardy County Light and Power Association served 142 members Hubert Skidmore published Hill Doctor Eleanor Steber won the Metropolitan Opera radio auditions Taylor County population peaked at 19,919 The Tomlinson Run dam was built by the federal Works Progress Administration Wm. Trevey left glass plate negatives in his Glen Jean studio Vienna had five glass factories, a canning company and a silk mill Weirton population was 18,000 The West Virginia Historical Society was formed The State Fair ceased operation on Wheeling Island Timber in the Williams River watershed stopped being taken out by log train The West Virginia Conservation Bulletin began quarterly publication with a newspaper format Coonskin Ridge was selected for location of the Charleston airport The Gravens' cabin, located at the Youghiogheny Forest Colony, was designed by Thomas Hood Justice Chambers was called to active duty.
Apr 01, 1945
Eli C. "Rimfire" Hamrick died in Bergoo
1946
Hobert Skidmore died Other events that happened on or around 1946 United Mine Workers of America established a Welfare and Retirement Fund Ashford General Hospital closed Wood County Airport, Parkersburg, built Greater Cumberland Regional Airport, at Wiley Ford, built The Bailes Brothers moved to KWKH Shreveport Bluefield joined the Appalachian Rookie League in baseball Van Bittner directed the abortive drive to organize southern industrial workers Everett Ferguson sold Browns Island to Weirton Ice and Coal Supply Company Lew Burdette signed his first professional contract with the New York Yankees Col. E. G. Via died Camden Park was sold to James P. Boylin Jim Comstock founded the Richwood News Leader Samuel Cooper attended the World Zionist Congress in Basle, Switzerland Bruce Crawford founded the West Virginia Advertising Company Phyllis Curtin appeared at Tanglewood Music Center Davis & Elkins College received full accreditation Dolores Dowling left the Army Nurse Corps as a first lieutenant Joanne Dru starred in her first film, Abie's Irish Rose Proposed amendment to make the Board of Education a constitutional body First consulting forester in West Virginia began work Patrick Gainer became professor of English at WVU Joseph C. Gluck, eventually dean of students, vice president for student affairs and special counselor to students, began work at WVU The third floor of the Governor's Mansion was added Alberta Pierson Hannum's book Spin a Silver Dollar was released as a radio play Governor Meadows reappointed Roy Lee Harmon as poet laureate of West Virginia Hawkshaw Hawkins began working on the Wheeling Jamboree broadcast from WWVA Johnnie Johnson began performing in Chicago The village of Lilly was razed due to construction of the Bluestone Dam Pare Lorentz was awarded the Legion of Merit A new dining hall was constructed at Marshall College (now University) Jack Maurice returned to the Charleston Daily Mail Arnold Miller returned home from WWII The UMWA Health and Retirement Funds were created Ruth Ann Musick began teaching mathematics and English at Fairmont State College (Fairmont State University) Eldora Nuzum was made managing editor of the Grafton Sentinel Molly O'Day was signed to Columbia Records contract by Fred Rose American Cyanamid established plant at Willow Island The West Virginia Broadcasters Association was organized Louis Jordan made "Salt Pork, West Virginia" a best-selling recording The Secondary Schools Activities Commission appointed a full-time executive secretary to the board Raymond Hayes made a trip to Fayette County Meredith Sue Willis was born Sam Snead won the British Open Buddy Starcher cut his first recordings on Four Star An appropriation of $60,000 was obtained for the West Virginia State Police Academy during the legislative session Storer College was accredited as a baccalaureate institution A constitutional amendment providing educational reforms was defeated Joe Stydahar won another championship with the Chicago Bears Festus Summers became a full-time professor at WVU The rubber plant at Institute was closed DuPont's Belle Works ceased production of nylon Frank Thomas built Fayette Airport The United Brethren merged with the Evangelical Association forming the Evangelical United Brethren Church There were 261 United Brethren churches in West Virginia The current West Virginia Historical Society was incorporated The West Virginia Review was sold again There were 6,000 students enrolled in WVU Irvin Stewart became president of WVU George Smith died WJLS added an FM affiliate American neurologist Walter Freeman adapted a variation of the surgery called the transorbital lobotomy Artist Helen Chilton was born in Pennsylvania
1960
Arden Cogar Sr. started the Webster County Wood Chopping Festival Other events that happened on or around 1960 Chauncey H. Browning's unexpired term in the Supreme Court ended The Conference of Appalachian Governors was formed The President's Appalachian Regional Commission, PARC created, led by FDR Jr. The position of state archeologist was created by state legislature Tony Boyle became vice president of the UMWA Chauncey H. Browning was Chief Justice of the state Supreme Court Clay County was producing 900,000 tons of coal Jack Fleming became general manager of WAJR radio in Morgantown Construction on the Summersville Lake and Dam began. Construction on the Summersville Lake and Dam began Greer Lime Company was formed The Greer Lime Company began production at Key The Glen Rogers Mine was closed by the Old Ben Coal Corporation Partner D. Ray Hall sold Gravely Motor Plow and Cultivator Company to Studebaker Weirton had highest population in Hancock County at 28,201 Vera Andrews Harvey replaced Roy Lee Harmon as poet laureate The campus of Storer College was added to the Harpers Ferry National Historic Park The United Hospital Center was erected The state population fell to 1,860,421 Frank Hutchison's "Alabama" became a major county hit for Cowboy Copas Storer College buildings were added to the Harpers Ferry National Park Kanawha County peak population at 252,925 Governor Smith was the Democratic state chairman Tom Kromer returned to Huntington from Albuquerque John L. Lewis retired as the president of the UMWA D. K. Shroyer became president of Beckley College (now Mountain State University The City-County Building in Ohio County was dedicated Plum Orchard Lake Wildlife Management Area purchased by the West Virginia Conservation Commission The N&W operated its last steam equipment The Chesapeake & Ohio and the Baltimore & Ohio began a gradual consolidation that eventually included Western Maryland Otis Rice received a Ph.D. in history at Univ. of Kentucky Wm. M. Ritter Lumber Company was sold to the Georgia-Pacific Corporation Jay Rockefeller returned from the International Christian University in Tokyo Rocket boys Homer Hickam, Roy Lee Cooke, Willie Rose, Jim O'Dell Carroll, Quentin Wilson and Sherman Siers won top prize at the National Science Fair for their exhibit "A Study of Amateur Rocketry Techniques" Reported 110,000 Catholics in West Virginia St. Marys population peaked at 2,442 Fred Schaus left as basketball coach at WVU Mary Lee Settle wrote Know Nothing The Preston Railroad line was abandoned South Charleston's population peaked at 19,180 Weirton population peaked at 28,201 Jerry West was unanimous choice for first-team All-American Jerry West co-captained the undefeated U.S. Olympic team West Liberty State College enrollment exceeded 1,000 for the first time The West Virginia Music Educators Association began the movement to adopt "The West Virginia Hills" as the state song Wheeling Steel plants stretched for 30 miles along the Ohio River Henry Aaron was appointed conductor of the Wheeling Symphony There were 1,000 students enrolled at West Virginia Institute of Technology Patrice Harris was born in Bluefield John McKay became head coach at University of Southern California
1969
Hobert Skidmore died Other events that happened on or around 1969 Colors antique gold, turf green (avocado) mango red and original red were introduced in fiestaware Francis Ford Coppola filmed The Rain People Davis Grubb published Fools' Parade The Overseas National Airway acquired the Greene Line packet service Alberta Pierson Hannum wrote memoir, Look Back with Love: A Recollection of the Blue Ridge Logan Grade School was constructed on Hatfield Island The federal government recognized pneumoconiosis, black lung, as an occupational disease William Hoffman wrote The Dark Mountains Legislature enacted a new Municipal Code that modernized regulation of cities and towns Ivor Boiarsky helped pass a reorganization of the higher education system Island Creek Coal Company was sold to Armand Hammer of Occidental Petroleum Company John Knowles wrote Phineas: Six Stories Howard B. Lee wrote Bloodletting in Appalachia Maryat Lee published Four Men and a Monster State legislation was passed to allow the Library Commission to make direct grants for operating expenses to libraries complying with its administrative rules James G. Linger sold the Linger Chair factory to the Upshur County Chair and Craft Cooperative Bloch Brothers Tobacco Company stopped painting new barn signs Jack Maurice became editor-in-chief of the Charleston Daily Mail The Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College began as a branch of Marshall University Greasy Neale was inducted into the National Football League Hall of Fame Treasure Mountain Festival was inaugurated The U.S. Navy began operating a major communications center at Sugar Grove An 18-hole golf course opened at Pipestem Resort State Park Public television stations began broadcasting The American Public Health Association conferred its Presidential Award on Donald Rasmussen for exceptional service in the fight against black lung The nursing school at St. Joseph's Hospital in Parkersburg closed A new dormitory was completed at the state police academy A P.E. Building was built at Morris Harvey College (now University of Charleston) Adjutant General Department estimated West Virginia suffered an estimated 2.75 death rate per 10,000 citizens due to the Vietnam War WCHS-FM went on the air Robert B. Erwin was name director of the West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey West Virginia Pulp & Paper Company changed its name to Westvaco Harness racing at Wheeling Downs resumed The Luther Elkins Petroglyph was studied Warren McGraw was elected to the House of Delegates Frankie Yankovic was one of the first two people inducted into the International Polka Association Hall Of Fame in Chicago Virginia Mae Brown was named chairman of the ICC, the first woman to head an independent administrative agency of the federal government Nick Saban graduated from Monongah High School Clyde Ware's first novel, The Innocents was published
2000
Webster County population was 9,719 Other events that happened on or around 2000 Ceredo had 1,675 residents Charleston population fell to 53,421 Clay Foundation assets at $67 million Reported 44 chapters of the state society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Northern Panhandle and southeastern part of the state had highest median ages Eastern Panhandle and southwestern part of the state had lowest median ages Doddridge population reached 7,403 Dunbar had a population of 8,154 Charleston ranked 167th out of 318 Metropolitan Statistical Areas West Virginia's official poverty rate sat at 17.9% Elizabeth's population was 994 Fairmont had population of 19,097 People 65+ represented 15.3% of population in West Virginia Follansbee's population reported at 3,115 Forestlands of West Virginia reported at 78% of states' area Franklin population reported at 797 Grafton population stood at 2,489 Population of Grant County rose to 11,299 Greenbrier County had a population of 34,453 people Reported population of 32,667 in Hancock County Hardy County reported a population of 12,669 Harpers Ferry was reported with a population of 307 Harrisville held a population of 1,842 The U.S. Census reported the state's population at 1,808,350 The population of Hurricane was reported at 5,222 Census reported 3,606 Indians living in West Virginia Jackson County's population was 28,000 Ripley's population stood at 3,263 Ravenswood's population stood at 4,301 Kanawha County population was the largest in the state at 200,073 Kenova population remained the largest in Wayne County at 3,485 Keyser's population was 5,303 Keystone's population had fallen to 453 City of Logan population was 1,630 Logan County population reported at 37,710 Population of Madison was 2,677 Mannington population was 2,124 Reported 142,728 manufactured homes in West Virginia West Virginia had the third-highest home-ownership rates in the U.S. at 75.2% Marion County population stood at 56,598 Population of Marlinton was 1,204 Marshall County's population was 35,519 Martinsburg population was 75,905 The population of Mason county was 25,957 Census reported African-Americans were 11.9% of McDowell's population Population of McDowell County was 27,329 West Virginia had the country's highest median age at 38.9 years Mercer County population was 62,980 Reported 125,336 members of 1,341 United Methodist churches in West Virginia Middlebourne's population was 870 Milton's population was 2,206 Monongalia County had a population of 81,866 Monroe county had a population of 14,583 Morgan County had a population of 14,943 Morgantown population was 26,809 Moundsville had a population of 9,978 Population of New Cumberland was 1,099 Nicholas County had a population of 26,562 Census reports 141,060 people living in the Northern Panhandle Oak Hill population was 7,589 Population of Ohio County was 47,427 Eleven Orthodox Christian churches were listed in a church survey with 4,310 adherents Paden City's population was 2,860 Parkersburg's population was 33,099 The population of Paw Paw was 524 Franklin had 797 residents The population of Petersburg was 2,423 The population of Philippi was 2,870 Piedmont's population was 1,014 The population of Pineville was 715 The population of Pleasants County was 7,514 The population of Pocahontas County was 9,131 Richwood had a population of 2,477 Ritchie County's population was 10,343 Roane County population was 15,446 Reported 100,000 Catholics in West Virginia Romney had a population of 1,940 The population of St. Albans was 11,567 St. Marys population was at 2,017 Reported 3,060 second homes in Pocahontas County Shinnston's population was 2,295 South Charleston had a population of 13,390 Spencer had a population of 2,352 Sternwheel Regatta festivities were scaled back to an extended weekend Hinton's population was 2,880 Summersville population was 3,294 Sutton had a population 1,011 Taylor County population was 16,089 Tucker County population was 7,321 Union had a population of 548 Upshur County population was 23,404 Vienna had a population of 10.861 Wayne had a population of 1,105 Wayne County population was 42, 903 Webster Springs had a population of 808 Weirton population was 20,411 Welch population was 2,683 Wellsburg population was 2,891 West Union had a population of 806 Weston's population was 4,317 Westover had a population of 3,941 Wetzel County had a population of 17,693 Wheeling population was 31,419 Population of White Sulphur Springs was 2,315 Williamson population was 3,414 Winfield population was 1,858 Wirt County had a population of 5,873 Wood County had a population of 87,986
2004
Commercial mining in Webster County produced 3.9 million tons of coal Other events that happened on or around 2004 Every major river in West Virginia was deemed impaired as a result of human activities by the West Virginia Division of Environmental Protection The 201st Artillery Battalion was deployed to the Iraq War West Virginia's share of the tobacco company settlement was $63 million High numbers of raccoon, bobcat and coyotes were trapped in West Virginia State Legislature passed the Water Resources Protection Act The West Virginia Historical Education Foundation dissolved Alan Mollohan and Nick Rahall raised question about wind power, calling for a study of its effects West Virginia Institute of Technology lost its community college component A class-action settlement required DuPont to offer to pay the costs of medical monitoring for nearly 100,000 people View Articles by Existing Key Dates or Specify Your Own Date Range |
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