First women served on faculty at Bethany College
Norfolk & Western Railway located its Pocahontas Division headquarters in Bluefield
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway line constructed from Richmond to Tidewater at Newport News
J. R. Clifford founded, edited, and published the Pioneer Press
Coal River locks and dams abandoned
West Virginia adopted a minimum salary law for teachers
M. Lizzie Dickey, one of the first women to hold a high post in education, left as acting principal at what is now known as Fairmont State University
Law was passed prohibiting the hunting, chasing or wounding of deer between January 15 and September 1
The Old German Baptist Brethren sect was founded
The Hatfield and McCoy Feud began
Milton Humphreys was elected president of the American Philological Association
Welded-steel pipe was first introduced to Wheeling
Jacob Jackson called the legislature into special session to re-codify the state's laws
John Quincy Dickinson became president of Kanawha Valley Bank after William Dickinson's death
James Miller became superintendent of Summers County School
James Miller married Jane Tompkins Miller
The Ohio Valley Trades and Labor Assembly was founded in Aetnaville, Ohio
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad decided to extend down the Ohio from Wheeling to Parkersburg.
J.W.M Appleton revived the Salt Sulphur Springs resort
Henry Schmulbach purchased the Nail City Brewery
Telephone switchboards were installed in Parkersburg
The West Virginia Classical and Normal Academy was established in Upshur County
Wayne was incorporated as Fairview
William Wilson was selected as president of WVU
