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1804
Bank of Virginia at Richmond incorporated Other events that happened on or around 1804 Jesse Bennet was influential in the formation of Mason County Jesse Bennet was appointed major of the Mason County militia Buckongahelas signed the Vincennes Treaty Aaron Burr killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel William Clendenin helped form Mason County The Lee Cabin was built by Henry "Lighthorse Harry" Lee The Monongalia Gazette was founded in Morgantown Aaron Burr made Blennerhassett Island a rendezvous point for his expedition south
1817
Northwestern Bank of Virginia in Wheeling chartered Other events that happened on or around 1817 The Bank of the Valley in Virginia chartered in Winchester Theodore Burr patented his system for covered bridges The town Beauchamp's Mills was renamed for Elizabeth Woodland Beauchamp Sistersville Ferry began operation from Sistersville to Fly, Ohio Aaron Stockton bought the Glen Ferris Inn Abner Vance fled a Russell County murder charge and took refuge in Tug Valley John George Jackson became the president and chief stockholder of the Monongahela Navigation Company Coal began being mined to fuel the salt works Daniel Haymond settled at the head of the North Fork of the Hughes River The Turnpike Act passed providing for financing and organization of canal and turnpike companies The Staunton Turnpike was chartered by the General Assembly to end at Sistersville The Monongahela Navigation Company began efforts to construct a slack water navigation system Weston was founded
1834
Merchants and Mechanics Bank in Wheeling incorporated Other events that happened on or around 1834 Blue Sulphur Springs was created as a resort by George Washington Buster Craik-Patton House constructed in Charleston William Howells left Wheeling Top Mill was established in Wheeling by Pittsburgh ironmasters Daniel Lamb became secretary and treasurer of the Wheeling Savings Institution Samuel Price was elected to the House of Delegates from Fayette and Nicholas counties
1837
Exchange Bank of Virginia in Norfolk established Other events that happened on or around 1837 Organ Cave described Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company formed by act of Ohio General Assembly Henry Harvey died in Buffalo Claude Crozet was reappointed as state engineer of Virginia Marshall Academy (Marshall College, then Marshall University) was established St. John's Episcopal Church was established in Charleston Fayette County seat moved from New Haven to Vandalia (Fayetteville) Judge Isaac R. Douglas bought Happy Retreat David E. Jackson died Mary Harris "Mother" Jones was born in Ireland Daniel Lamb was admitted to the bar The Monongahela Navigation Company was formed to improve the river for navigation David Hunter Strother painted a portrait of Hunter John Myers from memory Samuel Price married Jane Stuart Mercer County was formed with Princeton as the county seat Alfred Beckley settled in Beckley with his family W.W. Fetterman built a saw mill in Valley Falls
Jun 20, 1863
West Virginia entered the Union as the 35th state Other events that happened on or around June 20, 1863 Wheeling first became the state capital Arthur Boreman's inaugural address in Wheeling First West Virginia capitol in Linsly Institute building Fort Logan changed name to Fort Boreman Granville Davisson Hall was elected the first clerk of the House of Delegates The First West Virginia legislature met in Wheeling Legislature made plans to establish a federal land grant college under terms of Morrill Act in Monongalia County West Virginia became a state
1864
Old Virginia banks transformed into national banks under federal banking legislation Other events that happened on or around 1864 Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan removed Averell from command for performance during Shenandoah Valley Campaign First National Bank of Parkersburg became first national bank in West Virginia Union troops burned down the resort buildings at Blue Sulphur Springs Arthur Boreman married Laurane Tanner Bullock Alexander Boteler's house burned on orders of Union Gen. David Hunter Belle Boyd married Samuel Wylde Hardinge Jr. Nathan Brackett graduated from Dartmouth College Battle of Summit Point Battle of Charles Town John Dickinson was captured and kept prisoner at Fort Delaware Joseph Diss Debar began serving in the legislature from Doddridge County Joseph Diss Debar was named the first West Virginia commissioner of immigration Construction of the Easton Roller Mill began Allegheny College was burned by Union troops William Ryland White was named first state superintendent of free schools Stephen Elkins was admitted to the Missouri bar Fort Moore was built for Capt. W. T. Wiant's home guards Natural gas was used to produce carbon black for printing ink John Imboden contracted typhoid fever and was relieved of command Jacob Jackson returned to Parkersburg Mudwall Jackson was promoted to brigadier general to command the forces at the Battle of Droop Mountain The Logan Wildcats were active in the Shenandoah Valley campaign The Richardson's map was the first map of the new state of West Virginia The Morgantown Weekly Post was established by Henry M. Morgan and Nimrod Nelson Hoffman Governor Boreman ordered convicted felons in West Virginia be imprisoned in the Ohio County Jail Bazel Childers developed a system for fracturing the oil bearing rock to increase production. Henry Ragland was captured by Union troops near Lurray, Virginia. The first newspaper in Ripley, the Jackson Democrat was established Volcano became an oil boom town The Volcanic Oil & Gas Company was formed Kellian Whaley was a delegate to the Republican National Convention Laura Jackson Arnold wrote to Abraham Lincoln strongly expressing her support of the Union
1865
13 Banks had become national banks Other events that happened on or around 1865 Virginia legislature repealed laws consenting to the admission of Berkeley and Jefferson counties to West Virginia Storer College in Harpers Ferry, begun by the Freewill Baptist Church, to educate black teachers Ratification of 13th Amendment by West Virginia John Appleton moved to Kanawha County The Baptist General Association of West Virginia (West Virginia Baptist Convention) formed Rosser's Raid occurred on Beverly Belle Boyd wrote Belle Boyd in Camp and Prison in London Waitman T. Willey senate term as first West Virginia senator ended Provision included in Constitution of 1851 calling for the General Assembly to reapportion representation in both houses John Dickinson came to Kanawha County Anne Dudley arrived in West Virginia to teach freed blacks Fairmont State University was formed as West Virginia's first private normal school Aretas Fleming married Carrie M. Watson Joseph Diss Debar appointed an agent in southern Germany Nathan Goff married Laura E. Despard Grafton National Cemetery was established for Civil War dead The Easton Roller Mill replaced overshot water wheel Reckart's Mill was built in Preston county Visitor stated about Harpers Ferry, "all about the town are rubbish, filth, and stench." Chester Hubbard began serving in the U.S. House of Representatives John Jacob returned to Romney George Latham served as congressman for the Second District of West Virginia Joseph Lightburn returned to duty after being wounded in Sherman's advance on Atlanta The Logan Wildcats were active in the Shenandoah Valley campaign The city of Boone Court House changed its name to Madison Booker T. Washington arrived in Malden with his family to work in the salt industry and local coal mines Two additional dams were built on the Monongahela River The army recruiting and training center at Camp Carlisle ceased The Campbell's Creek Coal Company began shipping coal down the Kanawha River from Port Amherst Samuel Price was appointed circuit judge in Lewisburg but declined to take office A narrow-gauge railroad was built to Ritchie Mines Ritchie Mines was bought Union authorities moved Jefferson County seat from Charles Town to Shepherdstown The Wheeling interurban system began operation The National Banking Act was amended to allow state banks to become national banks Jim Vance was suspected in the murder of Harmon McCoy The formal organizing of Webster County took place The state superintendent called a state convention of teachers to meet in Fairmont, founding the West Virginia Education Association
Dec 26, 1872
Legislature passed West Virginia's first general banking law Other events that happened on or around December 26, 1872 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 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
1881
West Virginia's first general banking law repealed Other events that happened on or around 1881 Booker T. Washington married his first wife, Fannie Smith, at the African Zion Baptist Church West Virginia contracted with Storer College in educating African-American teachers Congress gave $5,000 to Smithsonian to conduct excavations relating to prehistoric Mound Builders George Atkinson wrote After the Moonshiners Legislature elected Johnson N. Camden to the U.S. Senate Nathan Goff Jr. served as secretary of navy under President Hayes The West Virginia Board of Health was established West Virginia Board of Health was established George Imboden became the president of the Fayette County Commission Jacob Beeson Jackson began service as governor John Jacob was appointed Ohio County circuit judge The lock and dam on the Elk River was removed Joseph Long moved to Wheeling William MacCorkle married Belle Goshorn Henry Mathews returned to Lewisburg C.F. Millspaugh received a medical degree from the New York Homeopathic Medical College The Norfolk & Western Railway was a result of a merger between the Atlantic, Mississippi & Ohio Railroad and Shenandoah Valley Railroad Daniel Purinton became vice-president and acting president of West Virginia University. William Rosecrans served in Congress from California Johann Stifel died Frederick Douglass spoke on the campus of Storer College The current Monroe County courthouse was built in Union Alexander Wade published A Graduating System for Country Schools West Union was incorporated The first West Virginia State Fair was held at Wheeling Island Albert White moved to Parkersburg Emanuel Wilson finished his service in the House of Delegates Thomas Davis moved with his family to Huntington
1891
Legislature created a state banking department Other events that happened on or around 1891 State Board of Agriculture set up by legislature 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 The "Australian" or standardized printed ballot was adopted in West Virginia 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
1924
The number of banks in West Virginia peaked at 225 state banks and 125 national banks Other events that happened on or around 1924 Elementary school and junior high schools numbered 453 for African-American students and teachers Mary Atkeson wrote The Woman on the Farm Walter Barnes wrote The Children's Poets The Evening Post, Beckley's first daily newspaper, was established UMWA President Keeney and Secretary Treasurer Mooney were forced to retire Izetta Brown seconded Davis again for nomination Izetta Brown again defeated for U.S. Senate, this time by William Edwin Chilton Chauncey H. Browning graduated from WVU John W. Davis Democratic candidate for president Matthew Wesley Clair Sr. returned to Washington for a visit Association changed its name to West Virginia Council of Churches and Christian Education Democratic presidential candidate John W. Davis failed to carry home state West Virginia Huntington's Frederick Douglass Junior and Senior High School was built Patrick Gainer recorded folk songs and lore of West Virginia's people Construction of the Governor's Mansion began Major flood brought devastation Record floods hit Hardy County Another school was built in Harrisville The Concord College He-Man Club began as picnic to honor retiring college president Christopher Columbus Rossey The hemlock wooly adelgid was first reported in the Western United States Colonel Joseph Long bought a corner lot in Huntington to erect a building for his paper, the Herald-Dispatch The UMWA had lost half of its members in West Virginia and was nearly bankrupt The Huntington Post-Herald became a daily newspaper Homer Holt married Isabel Wood of Charlottesville, Virginia Rush Holt graduated from Salem College Cheat Lake construction began, created primarily for the production of electricity Carmine Pelligrino of Rosemont held record of mining 66 tons of coal in 24 hours The Jackson's Mill property was donated to the state of West Virginia Ray Wetzel was born in Parkersburg Mother Jones called on Governor Morgan for pardons for miners imprisoned after the Logan March Out-of-state KKK publication carried reports from several West Virginia location The Ku Klux Klan marched through Hinton Howard B. Lee left office as Mercer County prosecuting attorney Carnegie library was established in Hinton Howard M. Gore became assistant secretary of agriculture Mountain lions were declared extinct Walter Martens designed the Science and Liberal Arts halls of Davis & Elkins College Clarence Cameron White was named director of music at West Virginia State College The Concrete Steel Bridge Company of Clarksburg had 52 separate construction teams in the field The Metropolitan Theater in downtown Morgantown opened Fred Mooney left as secretary-treasurer of UMWA District 17 The first Mountaineer Field opened The Clarke-McNary law was passed by Congress authorizing the purchase of forested, cut-over, or denuded lands for the production of timber in addition to the flow regulation of navigable streams Records of chicken production began. The West Virginia Public Health Association was organized. Jennings Randolph graduated from Salem College. Walter Reuther began work as apprentice tool and die maker at Wheeling Steel Leonard Riggleman accepted a pastorate in Milton William Ritter made headline for sharing $3 million in company stock with his employees Money from the John B. Crowley estate paid for a new addition to St. Francis Hospital A second wing was added to St. Joseph's Hospital The state built a fire tower in Seneca State Forest A merger agreement between Sheltering Arms Hospital and Charleston General Hospital fell through Ada "Bricktop" Smith performed in Paris West Virginia Wesleyan defeated Navy, Syracuse, Kentucky in football The West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference began Seneca State Forest became the first state forest in West Virginia P. D. Strausbaugh and colleagues collected, mounted and filed the nucleus of a new plant collection for WVU The Blackwater Boom & Lumber Company closed All lumber operations in Tucker County closed due to depletion of original forest Membership in the United Brethren Parkersburg Conference was 10,337 Frank Keeney and Fred Mooney resigned from the UMWA Ward Engineering built the Greenbrier, a sternweel towboat
Oct 29, 1929
Stock market crash
1929
Branch banking prohibited under state law Other events that happened on or around 1929 Delta Psi Omega and the National Thespian Society was created by Alpha Psi Omega at Fairmont State Normal School, now Fairmont State University The National Thespian Society moved from Fairmont State to Canada Newton Diehl Baker appointed to the Law Enforcement Commission by President Hoover Newton Diehl Baker received the U.S. Distinguished Service Medal Hotel at Barger Springs in Summers County closed Walter Barnes wrote Boy's Life of Mark Twain Northern bobwhite was considered a common species Red-shouldered hawks were less common than today Whip-poor-wills were common birds Purple martins were common and tree swallows were rare Loggerhead shrikes were common along the Ohio River
1933
Great Depression dropped numbers to 103 state banks and 78 national Other events that happened on or around 1933 The appointment of assistant superintendents of Negro education in counties having 50 or more black teachers. Approved the Appalachian Wage Agreement for UMWA miners Arthurdale Community founded under the National Industrial Recovery Act, first project of the U.S. Resettlement Administration Cleve Bailey appointed as assistant state auditor Congress passed the Banking Act of 1933 Tournament was completely reorganized Employees walked out when management refused to recognize the United Textile Workers as bargaining agent John Peale Bishop returned to live in the U.S. after living in France William J. Blenko died Clerk Charles Lively designated the name of the West Virginia Legislative Hand Book and Manual and Official Register be changed to Blue Book
1972
Legislature confirmed the prohibition of branch banking
1982
Governor Rockefeller called for broad changes in the state banking system. Other events that happened on or around 1982 Reagan administration implemented stricter eligibility standards for black lung compensation Colonel Florence A. Blanchfield Army Community Hospital at Fort Campbell was dedicated Kanawha Valley Memorial Hospital (later CAMC) moved to new complex Assets of City National Bank at over $81 million Bernard Coffindaffer underwent open heart surgery The Louisville & Nashville railroad line merged into the Seaboard Coast Line Corporation Davis Grubb's Ancient Lights was published posthumously The High Gate mansion was listed in the National Register of Historic Places William Hoffman wrote The Land That Drank the Rain Bill Hopen completed his first public sculpture commission, a Mother's Day memorial Sam Huff was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Weirton workers purchased the plant from National Steel Corporation Marshall University presented Howard B. Lee with an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree Cynthia Rylant wrote When I was Young in the Mountains Cynthia Rylant wrote When I was Young in the Mountains
Jun 07, 1984
County-wide branch banking allowed under new legislation
Jan 01, 1986
Statewide branch banking allowed
1990
West Virginia had 180 commercial banks and 15 saving institutions Other events that happened on or around 1990 Robert C. Byrd said "I want to be West Virginia's billion-dollar industry." The Weirton-Steubenville cable-stayed bridge opened for traffic across the Ohio Roy Clarkson published On Beyond Leatherbark: The Cass Saga Franklin Cleckley formed the Franklin D. Cleckley Foundation Contemporary American Theater Festival was founded by Ed Herendeen and Michael Riccards Stephen Coonts wrote Under Siege Richard Currey published collection of short stories The Wars of Heaven Richard Currey published collection of short stories The Wars of Heaven Daniel Boyd released the movie, Space Preachers West Virginia's forest fire towers were closed Division of Forestry became a freestanding agency under the Department of Commerce U.S. Forest Service published reports on West Virginia Forests Franklin population peaked at 914 Swami Bhaktipada was accused of ordering the deaths of two of his followers and charged with racketeering, fraud and conspiracy
2000
BB&T acquired One Valley Bank Other events that happened on or around 2000 New construction to complete Corridor D into Ohio began The West Virginia Baptist Convention reported 463 churches Community Newspaper Holdings of Alabama bought the Beckley Register-Herald Facilities in Beech Fork State Park opened Record of the longest brook trout caught, 23.5 in., 7.19 lbs. A statue of Buckongahelas and his son Mahonegon was erected in Buckhannon's Jawbone Park Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital in Parkersburg added a cardiac catheterization laboratory City National Bank stock fell to a fraction of its former price NiSource and Columbia Natural Resources merged Stephen Coonts wrote Hong Kong
2005
There were 66 commercial banks and 6 savings institutions in West Virginia Other events that happened on or around 2005 Only 16 bald eagles observed in West Virginia Charleston Daily Mail's circulation was about 25,000 The Gazette's daily circulation was 50,737 City National was the fifth largest bank in West Virginia About 700 registered part-time students at Eastern West Virginia Community & Technical College The circulation of the Elkins Inter-Mountainn was 10,483 Circulation of Times West Virginian was 12,500 25,138 permits were issued to trail users for the Hatfield-McCoy Trail The Hinton News circulation was reported at 4,200 Enrollments at Marshall University exceeded 16,000 The circulation of the Martinsburg Journal was 21,500 Only three mine fatalities occurred in West Virginia, the lowest number in history The Moorefield Examiner had a circulation of 4,600 State Police reported 629 uniformed members and 325 civilian employees The textile industry employed fewer than 500 people The sale of raw fur exceeded $1 million in West Virginia The Tri-State Racetrack had 1,757 video lottery machine 100 VISTA workers were active in West Virginia The West Virginia Archeological Society had 200 members The Beacon Digest had a circulation of 30,000 About 50 companies accounted for more than 80% of the state coal production The number of papers in the state had declined to 24 dailies and 61 weeklies Enrollment at Schools for Deaf and Blind was 180 There were 362 students enrolled at the School of Osteopathic Medicine The West Virginia State Medical Association had more than 2,800 members There were 28 species of mammals, reptiles, fish and birds at French Creek Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel employed about 3,400 people WVU at Parkersburg enrollment was 3,800 West Virginia University Tech had a total of 2,003 full-time students The Herald Dispatchof Huntington had a circulation of 37,000 Yeager Airport served 325,000 passengers annually with 80 flights daily View Articles by Existing Key Dates or Specify Your Own Date Range |
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