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1883
The Salvation Army opened its first West Virginia "corps" in Wheeling Other events that happened on or around 1883 William Edwin Chilton appointed to an unexpired term as Kanawha County prosecutor Legislature established the West Virginia Department of Mines and fatality records began to be kept Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company acquired the Ohio Fuel Supply Company Henry Gassaway Davis left the U.S. Senate Fayetteville was incorporated under its name The Calhoun Chronicle was first published John P. Hale published a pamphlet on Daniel Boone's years in the Kanawha Valley James Edward "Blind Ed" Haley was born William "Coin" Harvey went to Colorado to work as silver prospector and miner The Lovett family began ownership of the Lockwood House in Harpers Ferry William Howells retired from Ohio politics The James Produce Company was started by Charles H. James Frances Benjamin Johnston began her studies at the Academie Juilian in Paris State legislature elected John Kenna to the U.S. Senate William Leigh left Maryland Institute to begin studying at the Royal Academy in Munich, Germany The Wheeling Public Library was created The Norfolk & Western Railway arrived in Mercer county Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller wrote The Bride of the Tomb The first mine safety laws in West Virginia were enacted English immigrants settled in the Linwood-Mingo area of Randolph County A prohibition amendment passed in the House of Delegates but was defeated in the Senate. Ripley's population was at 614 Lewis Ruffner died Seventh-Day Adventist churches were organized in Wood and Kanawha counties The West Virginia Central & Pittsburgh Railroad first entered Upshur County Dr. John J. Moorman stopped doctoring the crowds at White Sulphur Springs
1906
Reported six Salvation Army corps in West Virginia Other events that happened on or around 1906 There were 35 churches belonging to the African Methodist Episcopal denomination with 1,002 members in West Virginia Hotel at Barger Springs opened to the public The Carter Opera House, Beckley's first theater, opened Florence Blanchfield graduated from the South Side Training School for Nurses in Pittsburgh Robert Page Sims became president of Bluefield Colored Institute (now Bluefield State University) Stephen B. Elkins acquired Bretz West Virginia Central & Pittsburg Railroad intersected by Coal & Coke Railroad Charleston National Bank moved to Capitol Street J. R. Clifford was chairman of committee on arrangement of the meeting of Niagara Movement Explosion in Parral Mine killed 23 Collins and Whipple mines were sold to New River Company Columbia Corporation formed to construct high pressure pipeline to West Virginia gas fields Fleming-Watson family acquired control of Consolidation Coal Company Wehrle B. Geary opened the Diamond Shoe Store Country club moved to location in Edgewood section of Charleston Fenton Art Glass Company built factory in Williamstown Follansbee became a city The First National Bank of Glenville and Glenville Banking and Trust Company were created H.B. Moore was hired as the Greenbrier Presbyterial School headmaster and reintroduced military curriculum Henry Hatfield was elected to the McDowell County court Hamilton Hatter and much of the Bluefield Colored Institute (now Bluefield Stat College) faculty was replaced The federal Antiquities Act was passed as first legislation aimed at protecting federally owned historic sites The Hitchman Coal & Coke Company began notifying employees they could only be employed if they agreed not to join the UMWA Interwoven Mills had 2,000 domestic accounts Our Lady of Lebanon Church in Wheeling was founded William Leigh took a train excursion to New Mexico Madison was incorporated The Mason College of Music and Fine Arts was founded in Charleston by Dr. William Sandheger "Sandy" Mason Hu Maxwell and Richard E. Fast wrote The History and Government of West Virginia Another courthouse struggle ensued in Mercer County The Morgantown & Kingwood Railroad began running regular trains to Kingwood Virgil A Lewis reported the motto "Montani Semper Liberi" was suggested by Joseph H. Diss Debar The Morgantown News merged with the New Dominion to form the New Dominion-News West Virginia's natural gas production exceed that of any other state Calvin Price became the sole owner and editor of Pocahontas Times 19 cases of smallpox were reported in Hampshire County Morris Shawkey became superintendent of Kanawha County Schools William A. MacCorkle founded the Kanawha Land Company The Lewisburg & Ronceverte was built to the C&O John Swint established the Apostolic Mission Band for the Wheeling Roman Catholic Diocese The Ideal Glass Factory opened at West Union West Virginia Wesleyan College name was adopted A line connecting the Western Maryland and West Virginia Central was completed The New River Company bought Fayette County mines including Whipple Carter Woodson travelled around the world
1912
William MacCorkle became active in the Salvation Army Other events that happened on or around 1912 J. A. Viquesney and H. M. Lockridge organized the Allegheny Sportsmen's Association Baldwin-Felts Agency attempted to end the Paint Creek-Cabin Creek strike Olgebay Hall, now Kirkpatrick Hall, added as a wing at Bethany College John Bishop published poem "To a Woodland Pool" in Harpers Weekly Alonzo Brooks received a B.A. in agriculture from WVU The Bull Moose Special armed train began operation Union Bank building finished in Clarksburg William Conley ran unsuccessfully for congressional 2nd district William Dawson embraced Theodore Roosevelt's Bull Moose presidential candidacy Diamond Shoe became the Diamond Shoe and Garment Co., later Diamond Department Store Samuel Dixon was purged from the New River Company by management from outside Clarence W. Alvord and Lee Bidgood concluded that the Batts and Fallam group only traveled to Peters Falls U.S. Supreme Court confirmed North Branch as Potomac main stream Fairmont State began adopting college curriculum The Golden Delicious Apple was discovered by Anderson Mullins in Clay County A Gasoline engine was placed in Howell's Gristmill Rimfire Hamrick was appointed Webster County game and fish warden Record floods hit Hardy County The state called troops to mining strikes Charles Hodel established himself in Beckley as editor and general manager of the Raleigh Register Holidays Cove incorporated Harold Houston returned to Charleston A large Celtic cross was erected in Coalburg by William S. Edwards to honor the Irish mine workers Thomas Moore Jackson died Hubert "Bumps" Myers was born in Clarksburg Regular services at Job's Temple were suspended Mother Jones returned to West Virginia to aid union miners on Paint Creek and Cabin Creek Dr. George A. MacQueen took over the lease and changed Barber Sanatorium to Barber Sanatorium and Hospital A new double-track tunnel at Kingwood Tunnel was opened High school at Jane Lew was constructed Luna Park was built by J. B. Crowley in Charleston I. T. Mann was a candidate for the U.S. Senate The Apollo Theater was built in Martinsburg Harry F. Bryd sold the Martinsburg Journal to Max von Schlegell Louis Marx began working for Ferdinand Strauss John McGraw was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention John McGraw's Bank of Grafton failed Prohibitionist John McWhorter served as chairman of the West Virginia Ratification Federation John Raine became president of the Meadow River Lumber Company The Minnehaha Springs Improvement Company was formed The Minter Lumber Company was founded by William E. Minter The Monongahela Railroad was completed to Pittsburgh Margaret Montague published Linda Matthew M. Neely left the office of clerk of House of Delegates Reported 223 different newspapers were publishing in West Virginia Ohio Valley Trades and Labor Assembly supported Eugene V. Debs for president Ogden's company had acquired the Parkersburg Daily Sentinel Ida Reed published her autobiography My Life Story The Pallottine Missionary Sisters came to West Virginia Edward Stifel built Edemar mansion The Charleston Interurban Railroad was built to St. Albans The Huntington tobacco warehouse opened T. C. Townsend was elected as Kanawha County's prosecuting attorney Pittsburgh's flood commission called for a dam on the Tygart Miners Hospital No. One changed its name to Welch Hospital No. One The College of Physicians and Surgeons became an independent program at WVU WVU had 46,500 books in the library Carter Woodson received a doctorate at Harvard Tibbs Run Reservoir began providing water to city of Morgantown
1930
William A. MacCorkle left his Charleston mansion, Sunrise, to the Salvation Army Other events that happened on or around 1930 A major drought lowered the Monongahela's water lever significantly The New Dominion and Morgantown Post began sharing plant facilities The name of Morgantown's New Dominion newspaper was changed to Dominion-News Reported nearly 2,500 Mormons in West Virginia Dwight Morrow resigned as ambassador to Mexico The Bank of Commerce became a national bank Delf Norona moved to West Virginia Oak Park in Preston County closed WVU Experiment Farm was established at Kearneysville Pinecrest, a TB sanitarium, opened in Beckley Leonard Riggleman was elected vice president of Morris Harvey College, now University of Charleston The Seneca Caverns were opened to the public Shepherd College was designated as a four-year teachers college The West Virginia Midland Railroad closed The first improved road was built into the southern half of Smoke Hole Warner Brothers took over the Smoot Theater in Parkersburg The Sistersville and Middlebourne streetcar line ceased operation Hinton's population was 6,654 Summers County population was 20,468 Sweet Springs went into receivership Thurmond population peaked at 462 A severe drought on the Tygart Valley River nearly shut down navigation on Monongahela Ward Engineering built the Scott Walter Fredericks sold WCHS Welch population was at 5,376 There were 22 basketball teams in the WVAU tournament The Sutton suspension bridge closed for traffic Population of Wheeling peaked at 61,659 Wyoming County population was 20,926 Commercial air service to Charleston started Lenna Yost directed the Women's Division of the National Republican Party The Tavern at Youghiogheny Forest Colony was built Justice Chambers enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve. Hack Wilson hit a National League record 56 home runs and knocked in 191 runs, a Major League Baseball record that still stands today View Articles by Existing Key Dates or Specify Your Own Date Range |
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