Legislature passed West Virginia's first general banking law
The present building of Malden's African Zion Baptist Church began after contributions of land, money and materials by Gen. Lewis Ruffner
West Virginia's new constitution continued the education of black children in segregation
Blacks began forming groups in response to inequality.
Commissioners in McDowell County ordered a new courthouse be constructed out of logs
Joseph Beury and wife moved to New River
Alexander Boteler ran unsuccessfully for Congress
Brickyard Bend (New Cumberland) shipped 11 million bricks via Ohio River
West Virginia's new constitution abandons the township system and reverts back to the Virginia county government system
Democrats gained political supremacy after voting restrictions on former Confederates ceased
Joseph Diss Debar supported the Liberal Republicans to come to terms with the ex-Confederates
Anne Dudley toured New England with Harpers Ferry Singers to raise funds for Myrtle Hall
New constitution expanded support of public education
New constitution changed elections to two-year cycle
Secretary of State was made an appointed office
John P. Hale purchased Fort Lee's original lot and blockhouse in Charleston
Glenville State College began as branch of the State Normal School
Noah Speer started the Hancock Works
The second courthouse was completed in Glenville
Vote by citizens brought the Grant County seat permanently to Petersburg
John Hale built the Hale House hotel in Charleston
Legislature faced the task of modifying laws to conform to the newly adopted constitution
West Virginia Legislature grew to 89 persons
Weston's first public school building was erected
The McDowell County seat was located at Peeryville (now English)
The town of Milton was laid out
The hamlet of Mud in Lincoln County, an unincorporated community, said to have been founded
Construction began on more refineries in Parkersburg
Normal schools were established in Glenville, Athens, and Shepherdstown
Pence Springs was developed as a resort.
In Charleston, the Presbyterian Church (Southern) and the Kanawha Presbyterian Church (Northern) split.
Voters in Greenbrier Country elected Samuel Price as their representative to the West Virginia constitutional convention.
Legislature designated Shepherd as one of the state's normal schools
Robert Simmons was a delegate to the Republican national convention
The cave at Sinks of Gandy was described by David Hunter Strother
The Universalist Meeting House at Fork Ridge in Marshall County erected an additional larger building
Charles Ward began operating his own pipe and fittings business
The Western Maryland Railway extended to Hagerstown
I.C. White earned an undergraduate degree at Agricultural College of West Virginia (WVU)
Waitman Willey spoke eloquently for suffrage for African-Americans
