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1871
The Flick Amendment was passed restoring voting rights for ex-Confederates Other events that happened on or around 1871 Peter Cline Buffington was elected Huntington's first mayor Edward Jefferson Willis founded the Winchester Female Institute in Winchester B&O lines reached Columbus, Lake Erie and Pittsburgh Commencement Hall added as a wing to Old Main at Bethany Democrats gained control of West Virginia's government Jefferson County seat moved back to Charles Town after being in Shepherdstown The Jefferson County seat moved back to Charles Town after temporarily being relocated to Shepherdstown Waitman Willey's service in the U.S. Senate ended Voters approved both a constitutional amendment eliminating the loyalty requirement for voting and a call for a new constitutional convention Joseph Diss Debar ended his work of recruiting labor and landowners from abroad Hyre D. Clark of Buckhannon was the first graduate of Fairmont State John P. Hale became mayor of Charleston Morris Harvey married Rosaltha Dickinson The Independent was moved from Winfield to Huntington by O.G. Chase Frank Hereford began the first of three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad purchased the land on which Hinton was built The Flick Amendment was passed which ended political restriction on ex-Confederates in West Virginia Jedediah Hotchkiss explored the extended Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Huntington was founded by Collis P. Huntington John J. Allen died James Madison Jackson died John Jay Jackson Sr. served as a member of the commission to ascertain West Virginia's share of the Virginia debt The Great Fire in Chicago burned up Mother Jones' dressmaking business and her possessions The KKK virtually disappeared in West Virginia after voting privileges were restored to former Confederates Daniel Lamb unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. Senate Mannington was chartered as a town by the legislature The federal government conducted a survey of the river
Dec 26, 1872
West Virginia's new constitution abandons the township system and reverts back to the Virginia county government system Other events that happened on or around December 26, 1872 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 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 Provisions of the Flick Amendment was added to the state constitution 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
1878
WVU created a "chair of law and equity" establishing the College of Law Other events that happened on or around 1878 C&O sold at foreclosure, reorganized, and renamed C&O Railway Alston Dayton graduated from WVU Stephen Elkins became a citizen of West Virginia Aretas Fleming was appointed judge of the second judicial circuit Congress provided money to have the remnants of the old dams cleared on the Guyandotte River The hog-stealing incident and trial between the Hatfields and McCoys occurred Hamilton Hatter completed the teacher training program at Storer College The Irish had cleared the land on Irish Mountain and built a small log church Virgil Lewis became the principal of the Buffalo Academy in Putnam County Herbert Chester Greer was born Lawrence Nuttall moved to Nuttallburg Russell Montague moved from Boston to Greenbrier County The property containing the spring was sold to Andrew S. Pence. Taylor County seat was moved to Grafton The West Virginia Baptist State Convention was first held Albert White graduated from Marietta College
Nov 06, 1888
Nathan Goff Jr. lost West Virginia's controversial gubernatorial election to Aretas Brooks Fleming Other events that happened on or around November 06, 1888 Aretas Fleming won the most controversial gubernatorial election in West Virginia A prohibition amendment to the state constitution was defeated during the general election. W. H. H. Flick was the Republican candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, losing to William L. Wilson
Jan 15, 1890
Special session of legislature convened to determine the winner of the 1888 gubernatorial election Other events that happened on or around January 15, 1890 Special session of the legislature selected A.B. Fleming as governor in a party-line vote
1891
The "Australian" or standardized printed ballot was adopted in West Virginia Other events that happened on or around 1891 State Board of Agriculture set up by legislature Legislature created a state banking department There were 49 state banks and 22 national banks in West Virginia Collection of Ambrose Bierce's Civil War stories, Tales of Soldiers and Civilians (also known as In the Midst of Life) was published Fannie Cobb Carter earned teaching degree from Storer College in Harpers Ferry WVU Mountaineers played first football game against University of Pittsburgh First bridge built across the Kanawha River, in Charleston Clarksburg investors acquired the Telegram First principal of present Concord University Capt. James Harvey French died James Dye graduated from Starling Medical College in Cincinnati William Dawson became chairman of Republican state committee Alexander L. Wade's education graduating system was made compulsory statewide Stephen Elkins was appointed secretary of war by President Harrison George Peterkin built the Church of the Good Shepherd in Parkersburg Town of Ansted was incorporated, named for David T. Ansted The Central City brewery was built by American Brewing Company Fostoria Glass Company relocated to Moundsville Construction on Graceland began in Elkins John P. Hale wrote History of the Great Kanawha Valley Hamilton Hatter became a member of the college board of trustees George Imboden was elected the first mayor of Ansted Paris Brumfield was murdered by his son Charley in the wake of the Lincoln County Feud The "government lock" was built on Little Kanawha River near Burning Springs The federal government built a fifth lock and dam near burning springs The Moundsville Daily Echo was established as a weekly newspaper C. F. Millspaugh arrived at WVU The Mount Carbon Prehistoric Site was investigated by Col. P. W. Norris for the Smithsonian Institution's Bureau of American Ethnology John T. McGraw purchased the land at Marlinton. Pruntytown was originally established as the Industrial School for Boys Pruntytown was originally established as the Industrial School for Boys. Postmaster General John Wanamaker conducted a limited experiment with rural free delivery in the Eastern Panhandle Labor organization lobbied for the law regulating scrip The Seneca Glass Company opened in Fostoria, Ohio James David Shaw became editor of the Moundsville Daily Echo Telephone switchboards were installed at Clarksburg The Martinsburg Mining, Manufacturing and Improvement Company developed a subdivision for workers McDowell County seat located to Welch The Norfolk & Western Railway Company extended its line into McDowell County The Historical Society asked the West Virginia legislature for funding Harriet Lyon became the first woman to receive a degree from WVU The Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway was completed to Martin's Ferry Ohio Emanuel Wilson authored a new election law
1901
A constitutional amendment required voter registration Other events that happened on or around 1901 Emma Alderson founded the Alderson Baptist Academy (now Alderson-Broaddus College) in Alderson Emma Alderson founded the Alderson Baptist Academy (now part of Alderson Broaddus University) in Alderson Charles Ambler went to school at WVU Morris Harvey donated $10,000 to Barboursville College, now University of Charleston Branch of the C&O reached Beckley Matthew Clair earned his PhD from Bennette College in Greensboro, NC Thomas G. McKell built the Dun Glen Hotel West Virginia oil production peaked at 16 million barrels Deadly explosion in Consolidation Coal Company's No. 9 occurred Aretas Fleming and Clarence W. Watson merged coal companies into the Fairmont Coal Company Legislature decreed state game and fish warden would be paid from state treasury and could appoint deputy wardens J. P. Morgan interests began construction on works in Gary The Little Kanawha Valley Bank was incorporated The Barboursville Seminary changed its name to Morris Harvey College, now University of Charleston Harold Houston began practicing law in Parkersburg The Cabell County Courthouse was dedicated The Home for the Incurables changed its name to West Virginia Asylum James Monroe Jackson died Teepi Kendrick married Olive Garrison I. T. Mann visited financier J. P. Morgan in New York Mifflin Marsh died The United State Stamping Company began operations Alexander McVeigh Miller won a seat in the West Virginia Senate Morgantown annexed Greenmont, Seneca, and South Morgantown The N&W acquired the Cincinnati, Portsmouth & Virginia Earl Oglebay sold his iron ore interests to U.S. Steel Earl Oglebay bought a mansion between Wheeling and Bethany, Waddington Farm George Peterkin helped erect a monument on Valley Mountain to memorialize the deaths of Confederate soldiers The Flat-top Coal Land Association was reorganized as the Pocahontas Coal & Coke Company Livia Poffenbarger established a local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Potomac State College was founded The West Virginia University band was founded by Walter Mestrezat. Daniel Purinton returned to WVU to become president. Richwood was incorporated Charles Ritter brought the offices of Tug River Lumber Company to Huntington William M. Ritter Lumber Company was incorporated Benjamin Rosenbloom played on the WVU football team The board of directed voted to establish a nursing school at Sheltering Arms Hospital The Pope Dock Company built New Grand Floating Palace The first local branch of West Virginia Socialist Party was established in Wheeling Samuel Starks was appointed as the first black in U.S. to serve as state librarian The Fairmont & Clarksburg Traction streetcar company began Another long distance telephone line was constructed through West Virginia The first coal in Upshur County was commercially mined Ward Engineering Works built the Unique for the U.S. Engineering Corp The Historical Society began publishing The West Virginia Historical Magazine Quarterly Albert Blakeslee White became governor Hurry-up Yost became coach at University of Michigan James E. Taylor died in New York City
Nov 04, 1902
First election that required voter registration Other events that happened on or around November 04, 1902 James M. Ellis was elected to state legislature
1913
Supreme Court decisions on State ex rel. Nance v. Mays, Ex parte Jones, and Hatfield v. Graham were decided during the labor rebellion and accorded vast power to the executive branch to use martial law Other events that happened on or around 1913 Commissioner assigned responsibility to regulate farm products The Allegheny Lodge was built Waitman Barbe wrote Great Poems Interpreted Walter Barnes wrote English in the Country School John Peale Bishop entered Princeton Charles F. Millspaugh wrote The Living Flora of West Virginia James Callahan wrote Semi-Centennial History of West Virginia Consolidated Manufactories pottery factory established by Merchants Association of Grafton John Harrington Cox collected his first folk song Henry Gassaway Davis was chairman of Semi-Centennial Commission Alston Dayton made the injunction from the Hitchman Coal & Coke v. John Mitchell case permanent Legislature passed act that provided for the employment of extension agents West Virginia appropriated fire protection funds The Glenville high school received its own building Nathan Goff served in the U.S. Senate The building of the central section of the Greenbrier Hotel and the Old White golf course were completed Legislature created the State Road Bureau Annual coal production exceeded 28 million tons Ritter Park in Huntington was fashioned from land originally intended for a city incinerator Louis Johnson was admitted to the bar in Clarksburg Harriet Jones helped to establish Hopemont Sanitarium Teepi Kendrick became the state agent in charge of the corn clubs for boys and canning clubs for girls Keyser was incorporated Weston became the southern terminus of regional electric trolley car service The second courthouse in Madison was torn down Redress was allowed under the original workers compensation statue Course work was added to Marshall University to include the equivalent of freshman and sophomore years of college Walter Martens began working as a draftsman in Danville The title was changed from Evening Journal to Martinsburg West Virginia Evening Journal Hu Maxwell co-authored West Virginia and Its People Bill McKell completed his own branch railroad to connect with the Virginian Railway at Pax John McWhorter left office as judge of West Virginia's 12th judicial circuit John McWhorter drafted the Yost Law, providing for enforcement of state prohibition The Mennonites building was moved to Roaring Creek The Minter Homes Corporation was established in Huntington A major refinery was built at St. Marys by Quaker State United States Senate looked into Paint Creek-Cabin Creek strike John Nugent was question by the U.S. Senate investigating committee for efforts to import strikebreakers to West Virginia John Nugent left West Virginia for Kentucky The Ohio Valley Trades and Labor Assembly fathered the state's first workers compensation bill The Ohio Valley Refining Company was established at St. Marys Livia Poffenbarger sold the State Gazette. Legislature passed the Yost law, under which prohibition was enforced, creating the Department of Prohibition The state's first tuberculosis sanitarium was founded at Hopemont in Preston County The Public Service Commission was created by the legislature Leonard Riggleman passed the uniform teachers exam The first high school opened in Ripley St. Francis Hospital was founded by Patrick J. Donahue The Sacred Heart Hospital opened The Salt Sulphur Springs resort was closed The Star House was acquired by W. B. and Ida Skaggs Flags were unofficially made for the semi-centennial celebration featured a new design Stony River Reservoir was completed by West Virginia Pulp & Paper Company P. D. Strausbaugh graduated from Wooster (Ohio) College P. D. Strausbaugh began teaching at Wooster (Ohio) College A streetcar line between Sistersville and Middlebourne was built Congress passed the 16th Amendment for a federal income tax on corporation The Indian Camp Normal School was established Clarence W. Watson finished his term in the U.S. Senate John S. Bonar graduated from West Liberty "The West Virginia Hills" was published in The West Virginia Singer Legislature changed the name to Weston State Hospital West Virginia House of Delegates passed a state women's suffrage amendment
1921
Supreme Court ruling Ex parte Lavinder moderately tempered the power of the executive branch to use martial law Other events that happened on or around 1921 Newton Diehl Baker served as a director of the Cleveland Trust Company and the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Walter Barnes became president of the West Virginia Education Association The Beckley Register began publishing twice a week Bluefield became the second city in the nation to adopt the city manager form of local government via charter International Nickel Company plant opened Blenko Glass established in Milton State Capitol Commission was created Louis W. Chappell received appointment in English Department at WVU Drs. Romie and W. F. Walker's stately home on Virginia Street in Charleston became the Mountain State Hospital The Viscose Company established a plant in Nitro West Virginia legislature enacted anti-lynching legislation The Game and Fish Commission was created by the legislature John W. Davis resigned as ambassador to England John W. Davis began law practice in New York Levi Dean became the 19th architect licensed under the West Virginia licensing law Dunbar was incorporated John Easton became VP of West Virginia State Federation of Labor Governor Morgan appointed first woman, Lenna Lowe Yost, to serve on the state Board of Education William H. "Teepi" Kendrick established and directed the first state 4-H camp in the U.S. at Jackson's Mill Fairmont High Level Bridge was open for traffic The Glen Rogers Mine opened as one of the state's largest Legislature expanded the state road commission to three members and classified all roads as state or county roads Howard Gore was hired by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop a plan for government marketing of livestock and livestock products Federal Highway Act directed each state to recommend for federal designation a connected road system Frank Keeny and 550 others were indicted for murder and treason after the Miners' March on Logan Harold Houston represented the UMWA leaders who were accused of treason during the Battle of Blair Mountain Interwoven Mills had opened branch plants in Hagerstown, Maryland, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania and Berkeley Springs Jackson's Mill became the location of West Virginia's state 4-H Camp Musa Kaleem was born Orlando Wright in Wheeling Herman Kump was elected mayor of Elkins Reported 99 out of 124 members of the West Virginia Legislature were Republicans Clarence Frey came to Logan County Ned Cline was born Joseph Long left the Huntington postmaster position Occupation of the present courthouse in Madison began Mannington was incorporated as a city Marshall College awarded its first baccalaureate degrees Walter Martens moved to West Virginia and opened an architecture practice in Charleston Louis Marx & Company acquired toy manufacturing facilities of its own John Matheus received an A.M. degree from Columbia Annie Brake of Valley Head began midwifery The Fairmont Electric Light and Power Plant changed its name to Monongahela Power and Railway Company Sawmill at Hominy Falls was moved to mouth of Deer Creek. The West Virginia Preparatory School (now Potomac State) became a junior college and began offering the first two years of the baccalaureate programs and certain vocational programs Funding for maternal and child health began in West Virginia Benjamin Rosenbloom began representing the First Congressional District The Franciscan Sisters of St. Francis Hospital in Charleston were recalled to New York Morris Shawkey became superintendent of Beaver Pond School District of Bluefield Spruce Knob was acquired by the U.S. Forest Service The West Virginia State Fair was founded by the Shorthorn Association as Greenbrier Valley Fair Greenbrier Valley Fair was first held State police helped defend Logan County in the Miner's March State Police field structure grew to four companies West Virginia replaced the corporate excise tax with a business gross receipts tax Clint Thomas joined the Lincoln Giants baseball team in New York T. C. Townsend was hired by the UMWA to defend miners and union leaders in the March on Logan W. W. Trent received an A.M from Columbia University St. Joseph's Hospital (Upshur County) was founded by the Pallottine Missionary Sisters Architect H. Rus Warne established a partnership of Warne, Tucker and Patterson was established The Watoga Land Association was organized Huntington expanded corporate limits into Wayne County Phil Conley began working with the American Constitutional Association The Engineering Experimental State was established at WVU The Schmulbach Building building was taken over by the Wheeling Steel Corporation Wheeling Steel began providing company housing for its coke plant workers Williamstown was incorporated The West Virginia Trades School became the New River State School (now WVU Institute of Technology) Cyrus H. Martin became president of New River State School (now WVU Institute of Technology) Lenna Yost represented the U.S. at international congresses against alcoholism in Switzerland Hack Wilson started his pro career playing for the Martinsburg Blue Sox
Nov 08, 1932
The Tax Limitation Amendment was passed by voters Other events that happened on or around November 08, 1932 Edgar B. Sims of Harrison County was elected state auditor Richard E. Talbott was elected state treasurer Rimfire Hamrick ran unsuccessfully for legislature as Republican Homer Holt was elected state attorney general John Kee was first elected to Congress Harley Kilgore was elected judge of the Criminal Court for Raleigh County Herman Kump successfully ran for governor Jennings Randolph ran for Congress again and defeated Bowman Democrats took over West Virginia with support from active federal government T. C. Townsend ran unsuccessfully for governor Richard Talbott was elected state treasurer
1947
Supreme Court ruling West Virginia-Pittsburgh Coal Company v. Strong limited surface mining Other events that happened on or around 1947 Federal government sold Arthurdale homes and community building to the homesteaders West Virginia Aeronautics Commission formed Florence Blanchfield retired Jesse Bloch's son, Thomas, became president of Bloch Brothers Tobacco Company Bluefield State College (now University) was fully accredited by the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education Business affairs for WVU and state colleges was transferred to WVU Board of Governors and State Board of Education Tony Boyle was brought to Washington as assistant to UMW President John L. Lewis Harry Brawley won an award for the "School of the Air" series Carter Coal Company sold to Youngstown Sheet & Tube Western Maryland Railroad took possession of the Cheat Mountain Club American Cyanamid built plant near Willow Island Levi Johnson Dean had 139 architectural commissions Coal production peaked with 174 million tons Jack Fleming began announcing for WVU sports Harry B. Heflin became the third president of Glenville State College "Biggie" Goldberg led the Chicago Cardinals to the NFL Championship The Greene Line acquired the Delta Queen Louis W. Chappell recorded Edden Hammons at Richwood Hotel Voters approved a city charter for the Weirton Alberta Pierson Hannum wrote Roseanna McCoy Ken Hechler began teaching at Princeton University Marshall won the NAIB national basketball tournament in Kansas City Homer Holt became general counsel for the Union Carbide company in New York City The Huttonsville Correctional Center became a separate institution from the state penitentiary at Moundsville The West Virginia Conservation Commission constructed a dam and bridge at the Jug of Middle Island Creek, restoring water to the original channel Wertz Field in Institute received modern facilities at Kanawha (Yeager) Airport The West Virginia League of Women Voters was recognized by the national office Operation of all locks and dams except Lock and Dam No 1 on the Big Sandy was discontinued Elli Mannette had perfected a steel drum with two octaves of a diatonic scale Jacob Rader Marcus established the American Jewish Archives Dan Maroney became a bus driver for the Charleston Transit Company Mildred Mitchell married William L. Bateman Mildred Mitchell-Bateman was accepted a position as staff physician at Lakin State Hospital Morgantown annexed part of Evansdale The Pence Springs property containing the original spring, hotel and fields were purchased by the state of West Virginia for use as a state prison for women Women prisoners from Moundsville Penitentiary were transferred to women's penitentiary in Pence Springs The Nazarene Camp and Conference ground was established at Summersville WPDX Clarksburg began competing with WMMN Fairmont for country music audience Alex Schoenbaum opened the Parkette Drive-In and Bowling Alley in the west side of Charleston Oliver S. Ikenberry became president of Shepherd College Hulett Smith began serving on the state Aeronautics Commission. Marshall College (now University) won the National Association of Intercollegiate Basketball Championship Miles Stanley became the president of his steelworkers union local An additional appropriation of $60,000 to build the State Police Academy was obtained from legislature Edward W. Stifel Sr. died The Co-operative Transit Company ceased streetcar operations in Wheeling area City Lines of West Virginia ceased streetcar operations in north-central West Virginia Surface mining production reached 18.4 million tons Union Carbide purchased the Institute butadiene, styrene and support facilities to convert to chemical plants Reported 14,510 people were employed in textile-related jobs in West Virginia The University of Hard Knocks was conceived by Jim Comstock Andre Van Damme and family moved to America Vitrolite ceased production Enrollment at West Virginia State College was 1,785 students The West Virginia Turnpike Commission was created by legislature The Nickel Plate Railroad purchased a majority of the Wheeling & Lake Erie Henry Mazer became conductor of the Wheeling Symphony Doc Williams had a major hit, "Beyond the Sunset" Florence Blanchfield ceased as superintendent of the Army Nurse Corps Sam Jones joined the Cleveland Buckeyes of the Negro American League Buck Harless became part owner of a lumber company Toni Stone played for the semi-pro Twin Cities Colored Giants
1964
Supreme Court ruling State ex rel. Smith v. Gore required equal apportionment in the election of delegates to a constitutional convention and derailed a move to draft a new state constitution Other events that happened on or around 1964 Pearl Buck founded the Pearl S. Buck Foundation French Carpenter record, Old-Time Songs and Tunes from Clay County, West Virginia, released Ted Cassidy secured television role on The Addams Family Maryland Pimlico Race Course installed lighting to compete with newer tracks C&O acquired the Western Maryland Railroad Swimming pool at Chief Logan State Park opened Congress passed the Civil Rights Act Roy B. Clarkson published Tumult on the Mountains: Lumbering in West Virginia, 1770-1920 Legislature enacted law that authorized election of delegates to a state constitutional convention Work began at Parkersburg to make U.S. 50 a four-lane highway Ellis Dungan married Elaine Runner North Hall was completed at Fairmont State College Part four of Flora of West Virginia was published The Food Stamp Act was passed, making the program permanent U.S. Forest Service published reports on West Virginia forests, stating that 74% of the state was forested Harry B. Heflin retired as president of Glenville State College An addition to the Pioneer Center at Glenville State College was completed The Hazel Atlas Corporate Headquarters in Wheeling was donated to the West Liberty State College Homer Hickam graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute with a B.S. in industrial engineering Ella Holroyd was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Music by Concord College Sam Huff began his career with the Washington Redskins Schools in West Virginia were considered fully desegregated The Better Roads Amendment was voted on in the general election to provided money for the "building and construction of state roads and highways" Don Redman died A radiocarbon date estimated the Kanawha Madonna to be around 350 years old Elizabeth Kee retired from Congress John Knowles wrote Double Vision: American Thoughts Abroad The number of state senators was set at 34 The U.S. Library Services Act was amended to provide funds for library education and library construction Hartman Hall was built at Beckley College (now Mountain State University) The National Bank of Commerce purchased the old Kanawha County library property in Charleston The N&W acquired the Nickel Plate in a merger that included the Wabash Railroad, the Wheeling & Lake Erie, the Akron, Canton & Youngstown and the Pittsburgh & West Virginia John Norman joined the surgical team at Boston City Hospital Oscar Mairs and Hillis Youse recorded the Luther Elkins petroglyph site. Joe Powell became state director of the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO. Leonard Riggleman retired as president of Morris Harvey College (now University of Charleston) Chuck Ripper quit Standard Printing & Publishing Co to be full-time freelance artist The Rock Lake Pool remained racially segregated after the Civil Rights Act Jay Rockefeller came to West Virginia as a poverty volunteer with Action for Appalachian Youth The West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey first began extensive excavation on the St. Albans archeological site The Soupy Sales Show weekday morning show debuted in New York Lawmakers created a 17th state senate district in Kanawha County Bill Campbell beat Ed Tutwiller in golf in the U.S. Amateur Championship Final Miles Stanley organized the AFL-CIO Appalachian Council Western Pocahontas Corporation and Pocahontas Land Corporation donated land for Twin Falls State Park Morris Harvey College (now University of Charleston) began offering an associate degree in nursing The Valley Falls State Park area was acquired by the state Cyrus Vance became deputy secretary of defense under Robert McNamara The federal Economic Opportunity Act was signed into law Wheeling Dollar Saving & Trust acquired South Wheeling Bank and Trust The state purchased the old Wheeling Custom House and leased it to the West Virginia Independence Hall Foundation. Charles Gabor became conductor of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra Henry Aaron left Wheeling
1968
Legislature passed Modern Budget Amendment Other events that happened on or around 1968 C. Donald Robertson ran unsuccessfully for governor
1970
Legislative Improvement Amendment ratified Other events that happened on or around 1970 Congress passed the National Passenger Railroad Act, creating Amtrak Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The West Virginia Department of Public Institutions (now Division of Corrections) leased the Anthony Correctional Center for use as a correctional center for juvenile males Dr. Edward V. McMichael, state archeologist, left the Geological Survey Lincoln County attracted many back-to-the-land settlers Catholic Workers farm established in Lincoln County Gray Barker published The Silver Bridge The historic Berkeley Springs spa was transferred to the Department of Natural Resources Maurice Brooks received the Order of Vandalia from WVU Chauncey H. Browning Sr. was Chief Justice of the state Supreme Court Cabin Creek Quilts began as a self-help quilting cooperative Clay County population dropped to 9,330 Bernard Coffindaffer suffered from mental and physical breakdown Governor's Succession Amendment ratified, allowing two successive terms Dennis Harrah was an all-state center on the Stonewall Jackson High School football team George Daugherty took the stage name "The Earl of Elkview"
Nov 05, 1974
Voters ratified the Judicial Reorganization Amendment replacing j.p. courts and authorizing intermediate courts of appeal Other events that happened on or around November 05, 1974 Earl Ray Tomblin elected to House of Delegates Thomas McHugh elected judge for Kanawha County Circuit Court Voters ratified the Judicial Reorganization Amendment authorizing Intermediate Court of Appeals
1979
The court ruled that unequal per pupil funding among West Virginia counties violated the state constitution's mandate for a "thorough and efficient" school system in Pauley v. Kelly Other events that happened on or around 1979 Governor Rockefeller gave Roy Lee Harmon emeritus status s poet laureate The Huntington Advertiser ceased publication and merged into the Herald-Dispatch Boar hunting began in West Virginia The Allegheny Indian Council and Cultural Center was founded in Phillipi Maryat Lee wrote John Henry The military program was discontinued at Linsly School Jack Maurice became a contributing editor and columnist to the Charleston Daily Mail Jon McBride became an astronaut Louise McNeill was appointed poet laureate by Governor Rockefeller Arnold Miller resigned as president of UMWA State Supreme Court ruled on Morningstar v. Black and Decker, which held that the court had the ability to create common law State Supreme Court ruled on Bradley v. Appalachian Power Co., where the court abolished the comparative negligence rule A second Mormon "stake" was organized in Fairmont Deadly riots prompted Arthur Recht to place Moundsville Penitentiary under judicial control The WVU Personal Rapid Transit system was completed Jayne Anne Phillips published Black Tickets Gov. Jay Rockefeller persuades legislature to gradually eliminate the 3% sales tax on food Jim Sprouse was appointed a judge of the 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals by President Jimmy Carter Building C was added to the state police academy Sam Church Jr. became president of UMWA Marshall Buckalew was elected president of the West Virginia Historical Education Foundation The West Virginia Historical Society ceased publication of West Virginia History West Virginia Independence Hall was opened as a museum by the Department of Culture and History (now Arts, Culture & History) The West Virginia Juried Exhibition was first held at the Cultural Center Mack Samples began serving as festival president of the West Virginia State Folk Festival The Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places Meredith Sue Willis wrote A Space Apart Tom Wolfe published The Right Stuff, celebrating Chuck Yeager Virginia Maw Brown left the Interstate Commerce Commission Actor Bob Denver married Dreama Perry of Bluefield
1980
Supreme Court ruled in State ex rel. Barker v. Manchin, regarding separation of powers among different branches of government Other events that happened on or around 1980 Camp Washington-Carver was placed on National Register of Historic Places Third program for ex-cons to rejust to community life and address matters concerning criminal justice system West Virginia crime rate peaked Richard Currey published collection of poetry, Crossing Over: A Vietnam Journal Harrison H. Ferrell Administration Building was dedicated at West Virginia State Reckless was filmed in Weirton The R. D. Bailey Dam was completed Increase in festivals, recordings and craft outlets showed awareness of folk heritage was firmly established The Greenbrier River Trail State Park was created Perry Gresham wrote With Wings as Eagles Hancock County population peaked at 40,418 Harold Hayslett was awarded the gold medal for cello tone Forbes Magazine ranked Heck's third nationally in profitability and growth The homestead exemption was increased to $10,000 and expanded to include owners who are permanently and totally disabled T. D. Jakes started his first church, Greater Emmanuel Temple of Faith in Montgomery Maryat Lee wrote The Hinton Play The Libertarian Party fielded its first candidate for statewide office, Jack K. Kelley for governor Keith Mailard wrote Alex Driving South Much of Malden was listed as a historic district in the National Register of Historic Places Catherine Marshall wrote Meeting God at Every Turn College of Graduate Studies administrative offices were located on the campus of West Virginia State College Irene McKinney received her Ph.D. from the University of Utah M. Blane Michael stopped serving as special counsel to Gov. Rockefeller Fairmont No. 3 Mine closed Mildred Mitchell-Bateman helped develop the Mental Health Systems Act The Fairmont State College (now University) Library was renamed the Ruth Ann Musick Library Walter Dean Myers received the Coretta Scott King Award for his books Don Nehlen came to coach football at WVU Nicholas County population peaked at 28,126 Chris Sarandon starred as Jesus Christ in The Day Christ Died Mary Lee Settle wrote The Scapegoat Sam Snead joined the Senior PGA Tour Don Blankenship joined Rawl Sales & Processing Company, an A. T. Massey Coal Company subsidiary
1982
Legislature proposed a constitutional amendment that equalized and modernized the procedures for property tax assessments Other events that happened on or around 1982 Governor Rockefeller asked the legislature to consider a change in the law in response to Mandolidis Decision
1983
State Supreme Court ruling Pittsburgh Elevator Company v. West Virginia Board of Regents permitted the legislature to waive the state's sovereign immunity Other events that happened on or around 1983 Gray Barker published MIB, The Terror Among Us Former Bloch Brothers Tobacco Company was bought by Helme Tobacco Company Jennings Boyd was inducted into the National High School Coaches Hall of Fame Bramwell was named to the National Register of Historic Places Charles Town Race Track sold to Rapid America Corporation Huttonsville Presbyterian Church celebrated its 100th anniversary W. E. "Ned" Chilton III gave a speech to Southern Newspaper Publishers Association Columbia Gas of West Virginia became Mountaineer Gas Company Little Jimmy Dickens was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame Running buffalo clover was rediscovered in West Virginia Even the Heavens Weep documentary was released by WPBY Fostoria Glass was sold to Lancaster Colony Corporation Greenwood Chapel was added to the Greenwood Cemetery in Wheeling Elizabeth Hallanan was appointed federal judge by President Ronald Reagan Farming ends within the original Irish Tract A study commission made its recommendation regarding legislation addressing the Mandolidis Decision A group of volunteers led by a West Virginia University professor George Longenecker formed West Virginia Botanic Garden, Inc.
1984
Supreme Court Ruling Allen v. West Virginia Human Rights Commission ordered state officials to ensure prompt consideration of human rights complaints Other events that happened on or around 1984 Weirton Steel became the nation's largest employee-owned company with implementation of Employee Stock Ownership Plan The Hinton Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places The distribution operations of Consolidated Gas Supply became Hope Gas and the interstate gas transmission operations became Consolidated Natural Gas Transmission The David W. Harris Riverfront Park opened in Huntington St. Colman Church and cemetery were placed on the National Register of Historic Places Maryat Lee moved the EcoTheater to Lewisburg Catherine Marshall's novel Julie was published posthumously Jack Maurice retired from the Charleston Daily Mail Irene McKinney published a collection of poetry, The Wasps at the Blue Hexagon The Metropolitan Theater in Morgantown was placed on the National Register of Historic Places A devastating flood in Mingo County caused the loss of many homes and business Waterford Park race track reopened after legislature granted tax concession Walter Dean Myers graduated from Empire State College Medal of Honor recipient Major General Charles Rogers retired from the military
1986
State Supreme Court ruling Crain v. Bordenkircher found that conditions at the state penitentiary failed to meet constitutional standards and led to the construction of a new prison Other events that happened on or around 1986 Appalachian Regional Hospitals changed its name to Appalachian Regional Healthcare Pinckney Benedict received B.A. from Princeton University Jennings Boyd was president of the McDowell County Board of Education The East Huntington Bridge connecting Huntington and Proctorville won the Federal Highway Administration's award for design excellence Most of Union Carbide Institute plant sold to French company, Rhone-Poulenc Clay Foundation was established Stephen Coonts published Flight of the Intruder Hazel Dickens released It's Hard to Tell the Singer from the Song Electioneering was prohibited within 300 feet of the polls Production of Fiestaware began again with white, pink (rose), black. Cobalt blue, and apricot were introduced Fostoria Glass plant in Moundsville closed Per capita personal income in West Virginia rose to 86% of national average A study estimated that as many as 764 men died from silicosis from the Hawks Nest Tunnel Homer Laughlin China Company revived Fiestaware A complete restructuring of the prison system was required by the Crain v. Bordenkircher court decision Kanawha Valley Memorial Hospital merged with Charleston Area Medical Center John Knowles wrote The Private Life of Axie Reed Louie Glass shipped $24 million worth of glass and employed 525 people The pygmy shrew was first reported in Canaan Valley
Nov 08, 1988
Margaret Workman was elected first woman on the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals and first woman elected to statewide office in West Virginia Other events that happened on or around November 08, 1988 Charlotte Pritt campaigned for state Senate and won Margaret Workman became the first woman justice and the first woman elected to statewide office in West Virginia Gaston Caperton defeated incumbent Governor Arch A. Moore Jr. Joe Manchin was reelected to the West Virginia Senate Thomas Miller led the ticket in both the primary and general elections in State Supreme Court race Ken Hechler was reelected as West Virginia's secretary of state Darrell McGraw failed to gain reelection to the State Supreme Court Walt Helmick elected to the House of Delegates
Sep 06, 1994
Franklin Cleckley was appointed to unexpired term on West Virginia Supreme Court
Nov 05, 1996
Franklin D. Cleckley left the Supreme Court Other events that happened on or around November 05, 1996 Jefferson County voters approve video lottery Ken Hechler was reelected as West Virginia's secretary of state Republican Gov. Cecil Underwood was elected to second term Jay Rockefeller was reelected to the U.S. Senate Darrell McGraw was reelected state attorney general Charlotte Pritt ran against Republican Cecil Underwood for governor of West Virginia and lost Robin Davis elected to the Supreme Court John Perdue first elected state treasurer
1999
Margaret Workman resigned from the state Supreme Court View Articles by Existing Key Dates or Specify Your Own Date Range |
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