Alfred Beckley

Claude Crozet appointed state engineer of Virginia

John Jay Jackson Sr resigned his commission as a member of Andrew Jackson's staff during the Seminole War

Daniel Lamb's family moved to Wheeling

The Palladium of Virginia and the Pacific Monitor was founded in Lewisburg

The preliminary survey of Staunton Turnpike was made by Col. Claudius Crozet

James Subblefield acquired the Virginius Island property

Betty Zane died

There were four associations of Baptist churches in West Virginia

William Jenkins built the Green Bottom mansion

The Greenbrier County courthouse was built in Lewisburg

William Barton Roger conducted a geological survey of Virginia

The James River Company reorganized as a stock company

The McCoy mill was acquired by the nephew of Gen. William McCoy, William McCoy

John Myers is believed to have died

Francis Pierpont entered Allegheny College

There were 15 sawmills in West Virginia

Johann Ludwig established the J. L. Stifel & Sons textile manufacturing

Settlers found the skeletons of William Strange and his dog undisturbed under a sycamore tree

The village of Suttonville (present Sutton) was laid out

The Bower cabin was built

The Universalist Meeting House in Marshall County was built

D.C. Topping established the Virginia Mission in Cabell County of the United Brethren

Peter Van Winkle moved to Parkersburg

Richard Whelan left Mount St. Mary's

Laura Jackson was sent to live with her uncle near Parkersburg

Braxton County was created from Kanawha, Lewis, and Nicholas counties

Grave Creek Tablet found at Grave Creek Mound in Moundsville

Claymont burned to the brick walls

James Warren and T. W. Morzani patented the Warren double-intersection truss

Northwestern Virginia Turnpike was completed to Parkersburg

Palatine was surveyed

Construction began on the Giles, Fayette & Kanawha Turnpike

Robert E. Lee became captain

Claudius Crozet recommended that 10 locks and dams be constructed to permit navigation of the Little Kanawha

The Monongahela Navigation Company of Pennsylvania built a series of locks and dams from Pittsburgh to the West Virginia border

The General Assembly granted Morgantown its first charter

Martinsville was incorporated

The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad arrived in Paw Paw

Samuel Price moved to Lewisburg

The Princeton post office opened

Alexander Reynolds graduated from West Point

The Shannondale Springs resort was incorporated

The James River & Kanawha Turnpike was extended to Parkersburg

The first class of West Liberty State College met in the home of Nathan Shotwell

Dr. John J. Moorman began doctoring the crowds at White Sulphur Springs

The Buffalo Academy was founded

Alexander Campbell elected president of the American Christian Missionary Society

Baltimore investors built Mountain House at Capon Springs

First national convention of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) denomination

General Assembly authorized development of plans for improvements to make Coal River more navigable

John Gallaher was named auditor for the U.S. Treasury by President Zachary Taylor

Guyandotte was officially incorporated

City of New Cumberland received its charter from Virginia

Frank Hereford moved to California where he practiced law

John Jay Jackson Jr. served as prosecuting attorney of Ritchie County

Cummins Jackson died in California

John Jacob obtained a B.A. from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania

The first Jewish community established a religious congregation in Wheeling

William C. Kelly was born

Construction on the B&O line Kingwood Tunnel began

George Latham moved to Taylor County

The Guyandotte Navigation Company was incorporated by the state of Virginia

The National Hotel was built in Martinsburg

Randolph McCoy married his cousin Sarah McCoy

Alexander Creel bought back land he had previously sold and established the city of St. Marys

Samuel Price was reelected to the House of Delegates.

William Miller died

Lydia Shepherd denied that Betty Zane made the famous gunpowder run to save Fort Henry, claiming it was Molly Scott

Patrick Donahue was born

The Wheeling tannery was founded by John G. Hoffman

Work began on the Weston & Gauley Bridge Turnpike

Wheeling had free public schools

Winfield was laid out

A brick courthouse was completed at Winfield