Jesse Bennet

Campbell mansion built at Bethany

Harman Blennerhassett joined the secret Society of United Irishmen

William Cabell received a law degree from College of William and Mary

Edward Brake Jackson was born

Indian captive Mary Kinnan's letter arrived in New Jersey

Bishop Asbury again held sessions of the Greenbrier Conference at Rehoboth Church

George Steptoe Washington married Lucy Payne

Virginia chartered a company for the improvement of the West Fork River

Ebenezer Zane laid out the town of Wheeling

Wedding of Dolley Payne Todd and James Madison at Harewood

Harman Blennerhassett married his niece Margaret Agnew

Wayne and army advanced into the Maumee Valley of Ohio

Battle of Fallen Timbers which defeated Ohio Valley Indians led to disuse of forts

Congress authorized the building of two armories for the manufacture of small arms

President George Washington received congressional approval to establish armories and arsenals throughout the nation

The Peter Tarr Furnace was established in present Hancock County, the first iron furnace west of the mountains

Blaker's Mill water-powered gristmill was constructed in Alderson

Kyashuta died in southwestern Pennsylvania

The Whiskey Rebellion occurred

The General Assembly of Virginia chartered the town of Point Pleasant

Joseph Ruffner purchased land from John Dickinson at Charleston

Dr. Joseph Spencer permanently settled Vienna

The Whiskey Rebellion ended

Buffington purchased the island, now Buffington Island

Elisha Brooks built the first salt furnace in the Charleston area

Book issued in Shepherdstown by P. Rootes and C. Blagrove

William Clendenin moved his family to Mason County

George Clendenin died in Marietta, Ohio

Salt furnaces in Kanawha County began

Jesse Bennet and family moved to Point Pleasant

Patrick Gass family located in Brooke County

The General Assembly created Brooke County from northern Ohio County

William Parson and Samuel Tanner settled in the Jackson County area

John J. Allen was born

Elisha Brooks built his salt furnace on land from Joseph Ruffner

Simon Kenton lost his wife in a fire

The Impartial Observer was founded in Shepherdstown

Pleasants County saw its first permanent settlers.

Anne Newport married William Royall

Lewis Ruffner was born

Walter Newman built a tavern at Point Pleasant

The William Little family settled Littleton

Wheeling became the county seat of Ohio County

Oceana was established

Bank of Virginia at Richmond incorporated

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