The African Methodist Episcopal Church aided slaves in Western Virginia after John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry
Gordon Battelle moved to a church in Wheeling
Charles James Faulkner Sr. was appointed minister to France by President Buchanan
Alexander Boteler was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Whig
Boyds moved to 500 block of South Queen Street, Martinsburg
Meshach Browning died
Construction of stone-filled timber crib dams and timber-crib locks were completed on the Coal River
Claude Crozet became principal of Richmond Academy
Henry Koontz bought a 600-acre farm in Easton, near Morgantown
Weston College was sold at public auction
Granville Davisson Hall moved to Wheeling
Morris Harvey began his service as Fayette County sheriff
George Imboden married Mary Franes Tyree
Martin Robison Delany and 34 others met with John Brown in Canada to develop a provisional constitution for the liberated slaves
Mother Jones began teaching in a convent school in Michigan
George Latham was admitted to the bar
Construction of Weston Hospital began
A library company in Wheeling was chartered by Virginia
Linsly Institute built a new three-story building
Martin Delany wrote Blake: or, The Huts of America
Daniel Lucas was admitted to the practice of law
Michael J. Owens was born
The Weston & Gauley Bridge Turnpike was completed
The Greenbrier Historical Society begun
Frederick Lemon sold the Ritchie Mines
Nathan Scott travelled to Leavenworth Kansas
Traveller took top prizes in the Lewisburg fair
Only 94 of 162 state chartered turnpike companies operated within West Virginia
The U.S. Customs House was built
A new U.S. Custom House was completed at Wheeling
Waitman Willey was defeated as a candidate for lieutenant governor of Virginia
The three-story front section of Henderson Hall was completed
