The first annual Apple Butter Festival was held at Berkeley Springs State Park
The Mountaineer Mall opened in Morgantown
The Elkins newspaper building burned to the ground
Jayne Anne Phillips graduated magna cum laude from WVU
William Pierce co-founded the National Alliance
A replica of Pricketts Fort was rebuilt
Richard Freeland moved Rebel Records to Asbury in Greenbrier County
Leonard Riggleman fought to prevent Morris Harvey College from being given to the state
Rock Springs Park structures were sold to make way for a new road and Ohio River bridge.
The St. Albans Archeological Site was placed on the National Register of Historic places
Sam Snead left the Greenbrier for the Homestead
Sites in Mingo, Logan and Wyoming counties were established for the southern West Virginia community and technical college
Blaze Starr wrote an autobiography
Sunrise mansion was added to the National Register of Historic Places
Ewel Cornett assisted in reorganizing the Theatre West Virginia
The Catholic Committee of Appalachia raised concerns regarding the economic and political inequalities
A bronze casting of the "Lincoln Walks at Midnight" statue was made by Bernard Wiepper for the West Virginia capitol
Twin Falls pioneer homestead completed
A collection of Melville Davisson Post's stories were published in The Methods of Uncle Abner
Congress abolished the Office of Economic Opportunity poverty agency
Don West wrote O Mountaineers: A Collection of Poems
The Folklore Society met at Fairmont State
The Tomlinson mansion was added to the National Register of Historic Places
WVU at Parkersburg enrollment was at 5,149 students
Baggage claim addition was built at Kanawha (Yeager) Airport
Conchata Ferrell won the Drama Desk, Obie and Theatre World Best Actress Awards
