Conchata Ferrell

The Capitol Theater again became the home of the Wheeling Jamboree

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 B&O railroad tracks were removed in Rosbys Rock

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

Kathy Mattea's song "Walk the Way the Wind Blows" became her first major hit

McCoy's Mill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

Congressman Alan Mollohan was appointed to the House Appropriations Committee

Mount St. George was added to the National Register of Historic Places

Regular national broadcasts of Mountain Stage began on National Public Radio

Zebra mussels were introduced from Europe to the Great Lakes by commercial barge traffic

Henry Payne was runner up for the Pulitzer Prize.

The Peter Tarr furnace was partially restored.

A new division was created within the PSC to provide assistance to public water and wastewater providers.

Otis Rice became vice chairman of the Kanawha County Bicentennial Commission

The Smoot Theater stopped serving as a movie theater

The State Supreme Court ruled on Cook v. Heck's regarding the firing of workers

United National Bank joined with Intermountain Bankshares and Kanawha Banking and Trust

The Education Foundation changed its name to West Virginia Historical Education Foundation

Pence Springs Resort property was purchased and renovated as a hotel

Thomas W. Cole left as president of West Virginia State College (now University)

Roomier pens making use of natural features were installed at the West Virginia State Wildlife Center at French Creek

The West Virginia Turnpike accommodated about 5 million cars

WVU Mountaineer Field football stadium expanded to 63,175 seats

A master's degree in business administration was first offered at West Virginia Wesleyan College

Rachael Worby became music director of Wheeling Symphony

The Henderson Hall historic district was added to the National Register

Robert C. Gillespie became president of West Virginia Institute of Technology

Katherine Johnson retired from NASA

Michael Smith received an honorary doctorate of music degree from Alderson-Broaddus College

Snowshoe purchased Silver Creek

James Jett was a member of the U.S. sprint relay team that won a gold medal at the Olympic Games

Marshall University football team defeated Youngstown in the national championships

Samuel Starks home was place on the National Register of Historic Places

Reported 130 outdoor sculptures in 36 West Virginia counties

Rod Thorn was inducted into the WVU Sports Hall of Fame

The Linde Division of Union Carbide was spun off to form Praxair

The New River Fellowship purchased a meeting house

West Virginia Radio Corporation acquired WCHS-FM

James Rowley was elected president of the West Virginia Historical Education Foundation

West Virginia State College (now University) received full accreditation from the North Central

D. Ray White was featured in Talking Feet

Columbia West Virginia facility was built in Craigsville

WVU at Parkersburg awarded its first BS degrees in business administration

John P. Carrier became president of West Virginia Institute of Technology (now WVU Tech)

Alex Mooney ran unsuccessfully for New Hampshire legislature

Tunney Hunsaker retired from the police force