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1813 WEST VIRGINIA 1913

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1813

50 YEARS BEFORE WEST VIRGINIA'S RATIFICATION OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION

  1. Barboursville, appointed seat of Cabell County in West Virginia.
  2. First glass factory opened in Wellsburg, Brooke County, West Virginia.
1814
  1. Population, 339 inhabitants in Barboursville, Cabell County, West Virginia.
  2. Tyler County established in West Virginia, seat Middlebourne.
1815
1816
  1. Lewis County established in West Virginia, seat Weston.
1817
1818
  1. Charles Town, renamed Charleston, in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
  2. Nicholas County established in West Virginia, seat Summersville.
  3. Preston County established in West Virginia, seat Kingwood.
1819
1820
  1. West Virginia population, 136,808 residents.
  2. Berkeley County population, 11,211 residents.
  3. Brooke County population, 6,631 residents.
  4. Cabell County population, 4,789 residents.
  5. Greenbrier County population, 7,041 residents.
  6. Hampshire County population, 10,889 residents.
  7. Hardy County population, 5,700 residents.
  8. Harrison County population, 10,932 residents.
  9. Jefferson County population, 13,087 residents.
  10. Kanawha County population, 6,399 residents.
  11. Lewis County population, 4,247 residents.
  12. Mason County population, 4,868 residents.
  13. Monongalia County population, 11,060 residents.
  14. Monroe County population, 6,580 residents.
  15. Morgan County population, 2,500 residents.
  16. Nicholas County population, 1,853 residents.
  17. Ohio County population, 9,182 residents
  18. Pendleton County population, 4,846 residents.
  19. Preston County population, 3,422 residents.
  20. Randolph County population, 3,357 residents.
  21. Tyler County population, 2,314 residents.
  22. Wood County population, 5,860 residents.
  23. Middletown (now Fairmont) on the Monongahela River, incorporated in Marion County, West Virginia.
  24. Morgan County estabalished in West Virginia, seat Berkeley Springs.
  25. The North House built in Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, West Virginia.
1821
  1. Pocahontas County established in West Virginia, seat Marlinton.
1822
1823
1824
  1. Thomas J. 'Stonewall' Jackson, born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia. Confederate military leader.
  2. Logan County established in West Virginia, seat Logan.
1825
1826
1827
1828
1829
1830
  1. West Virginia population, 176,924 residents.
  2. West Virginia, Berkeley County population, 10,518 residents.
  3. West Virginia, Brooke County popuation, 7,041 residents.
  4. West Virginia, Cabell County population, 5,884 residents.
  5. West Virginia, Greenbrier County population, 9,006 residents.
  6. West Virginia, Hampshire County population, 11,279 residents.
  7. West Virginia, Hardy County population, 6,798 residents.
  8. West Virginia, Harrison County population, 14,722 residents.
  9. West Virginia, Jefferson County population, 12,927 residents.
  10. West Virginia, Kanawha County population, 9,326 residents.
  11. West Virginia, Lewis County population, 6,241 residents.
  12. West Virginia, Logan County population, 3,680 residents.
  13. West Virginia, Mason County population, 6,534 residents.
  14. West Virginia, Monongalia County population, 14,056 residents.
  15. West Virginia, Monroe County population, 7,798 residents.
  16. West Virginia, Morgan County population, 2,694 residents.
  17. West Virginia, Nicholas County population, 3,346 residents.
  18. West Virginia, Ohio County population, 15,584 residents.
  19. West Virginia, Pendleton County population, 6,271 residents.
  20. West Virginia, Pocahontas County population, 2,542 residents,
  21. West Virginia, Preston County population, 5,144 residents.
  22. West Virginia, Randolph County population, 5,000 residents.
  23. West Virginia, Tyler County population, 4,104 residents.
  24. West Virginia, Wood County population, 6,429 residents.
  25. Contentment House, an Antebellum house built in Ansted, West Virginia.
1831
  1. Fayette County established in West Virginia, seat Fayetteville.
  2. Hinton, laid out along the New River in Summers County, West Virginia. Coordinates : 37°41'N-80°83'W. Attractions & Recreation : Bluestone Reservoir.
  3. Jackson County established in West Virginia, seat Ripley.
1832
1833
  1. September 21, James Madison Harvey, born near Sulphur Springs, Monroe County(Virginia) in present West-Virginia. Fifth governor of Kansas.
1834
1835
  1. John Johnson discovered iron ore in the Valley Furnace area in Barbour County, West Virginia.
  2. Marshall County established in West Virginia, seat Moundsville.
1836
  1. Jefferson County Courthouse, built in Carles Town, West Virginia.
  2. Wildwood House Museum completed, home of the Beckley city founder General Alfred Beckley, in West Virginia.
  3. January 15, Braxton County created from parts of Kanawha, Lewis and Nicholas counties in Virginia(now West Virginia), named for Virginia statesman Carter Braxton. County seat Sutton.
1837
  1. Marshall Academy formed in Cabell County, West Virginia. Named to John Marshall, Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
  2. Mercer County established in West Virginia, seat Princeton.
1838
  1. Beckley settled by General Alfred Beckley, located in Raleigh County, West Virginia. Coordinates 37°46'N-81°13'W. Attractions & Recreation : Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine, Grandview State ParK, Lake Stephens, Twin Falls State Park.
1839
  1. First hotel opened by Lawson B. Maulsby in West Union, Doddridge County, West Virginia.
1840
  1. West Virginia population, 224,537 residents.
  2. Bethany College founded by the Disciples of Christ, in Bethany, West Virginia.
1841
1842
  1. Fairmont appointed seat of Marion County, West Virginia. Coordinates 39°29'N-80°09'W.
  2. Marion County established in West Virginia, seat Fairmont.
  3. Wayne County established in West Virginia, seat Wayne.
1843
  1. Barbour County established in West Virginia, seat Philipi.
  2. Middletown merged with Palatine to form Fairmont in Marion County, West Virginia.
  3. Ritchie County established in West Virginia, seat Harrisville.
1844
  1. Belle Boyd, a spy for the Confederacy, born in Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia.
  2. Taylor County established in West Virginia, seat Grafton.
1845
  1. Doddridge County established in West Virginia, seat West Union.
  2. Gilmer County established in West Virginia, seat Glenville.
1846
  1. Wetzel County established in West Virginia, seat New Martinsville.
1847
  1. Boone County formed from Cabell, Kanawha and Logan counties in Virginia( now West Virginia). Named for explorer, frontiersman and hunter Daniel Boone. County seat Ballardsville (now Madison).
1848
  1. Hancock County established in West Virginia, seat New Cumberland.
  2. Putnam County established in West Virginia, seat Winfield.
  3. Iron furnace built in Valley Furnace, Barbour County, West Virginia.
  4. Wirt County established in West Virginia, seat Eizabeth.
1849
  1. Historic place, William G. Morgan House 'Morgan Acres' built in Berkeley County, West Virginia.
1850
  1. West Virginia population, 302,313 residents.
  2. Raleigh County in West Virginia, formed and proposed by General Alfred Beckley, seat Beckley.
  3. Wyoming County established in West Virginia, seat Pineville.
  4. March 14, West Union incorporated in Doddridge County, West Virginia.
1851
  1. Pleasants County established in West Virginia, seat Saint Marys.
  2. Upshur County established in West Virginia, seat Buckhannon.
1852
  1. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad arrived in Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia.
  2. Grafton, settled by construction crews of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, on the Tygart Valley River, seat of Taylor County in West Virginia. Coordinates 39°20'N-80°01'W. Attractions & Recreation : Tygart Dam, Tygart Lake State Park.
1853
  1. Arden settled in Barbour County, West Virginia.
1854
  1. First post office in Arden opened, Barbour County, West Virginia.
  2. Historic place, Washington Gold House & Rippy Cabin 'Mountain View' built in Berkeley County, West Virginia.
1855
1856
  1. Calhoun County established in West Virginia, seat Grantsville.
  2. Tucker County established in West Virginia, seat Parsons.
1857
1858
  1. Beckley incorporated in Raleigh County, West Virginia.
  2. Clay County established in West Virginia, seat Clay.
  3. McDowell established in West Virginia, seat Welch.
  4. March 27, a fire laid the town of West Union in ashes, Doddridge County, West Virginia.
1859
  1. Abolitionist Jonh Brown, tried and hanged in Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia.
  2. Elk city area surveyed in Barbour County, West Virginia.
1860
  1. West Virginia population, 376,688 residents.
  2. Webster County established in West Virginia, seat Webster Springs.
1861

APRIL - BEGINNING OF THE CIVIL WAR

  1. Battle at Barboursville on Fortification Hill, first Civil War engagement in Cabell County, West Virginia.
  2. June, southern General Thomas J. 'Stonewall' Jackson destroyed the railroad cars at the B&O Railroad complex in Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia.
  3. June 3, The Battle of Philippi fought nearby present Philippi(Grafton) in Barbour County Virginia (present West Virginia). Also called 'The Philippi Races' first land battle of the Civil War, a Union forces victory under command of Brigadier General Thomas A. Morris, over the Confederates under command of Colonel George A. Porterfield.
  4. July 2, the North's General Robert Patterson crossed the Potomac River at Williamsport in West Virginia to defeat the southern Generals Thomas J. 'Stonewall' Jackson and Joseph E. Johnston.
  5. July 4, Union soldiers broke into the house of Belle Boyd, a spy for the Confederacy, in Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia.
  6. August 20, West Virginia, requests admission as the state of Kanawha.
  7. November 26, Kanawha(West Virginia), renamed West Virginia.
1862

Civil War period

  1. February 3, Dr. William Jackson Humphreys born in Gap Mills, in Monroe County, (Virginia) present West Virginia. John Hopkins University graduate, atmospheric physicist, Weather Bureau meteorological physicist and supervising director of the Mount Weather Observatory. Died on November 10, 1949 in Washington D.C. Works e.g. 'Physics of the Air'.
  2. September 13, Battle of Charleston in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
  3. September 13, Confederate general Thomas J. 'Stonewall' Jackson and his troops, captured Harpers Ferry in Jefferson County, Virginia.
  4. October, the Martinsburg B&O Railroad complex and Roundhouses in Berkeley County, West Virginia, were burned.
1863

Civil War period

  1. June 20, West Virginia WV, 35th state admitted to the Union
    West Virginia Today : capital Charleston, area 24,231 sq.mi.(62.758km²), 41st largest state. Counties 55 : Barbour, Berkeley, Boone, Braxton, Brooke, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge, Fayette, Gilmer, Grant, Greenbrier, Hampshire, Hancock, Hardy, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Kanawha, Lewis, Lincoln, Logan, Marion, Marshall, Mason, McDowell, Mercer, Mineral, Mingo, Monongalia, Monroe, Morgan, Nicholas, Ohio, Pendleton, Pleasants, Pocahontas, Preston, Putnam, Raleigh, Randolph, Ritchie, Roane, Summers, Taylor, Tucker, Tyler, Upshur, Wayne, Webster, Wetzel, Wirt, Wood, Wyoming. Attractions & Recreation : Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Beech Fork Lake, Belleville Locks and Dam, Bluestone Lake, Bluestone National Scenic River, Burnsville Lake, Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge, Coal Heritage Trail, East Lynn Lake, Gauley River National Recreation Area, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, Highland Scenic Byway, Hildebrand Lock and Dam - Monongahela River, Jennings Randolph Lake,
  2. June 20, Arthur L. Boreman, elected governor of West Virginia (1863-February 26, 1869).
  3. June 20, Boone County in Virginia became Boone County in West Virginia. Municipalities : Danville, Madison, Sylvester and Whitesville. Attractions & Recreation : Water Ways Park,
  4. November, Berkeley County became a part of West Virginia, that supported the North.
1865

MAY - ENDING OF THE CIVIL WAR

  1. Courthouse constructed in Boone County, West virginia.
1866
  1. Grant County established in West Virginia, seat Petersburg.
  2. Mineral County established in West Virginia, seat Keyser.
  3. March 4, Alexander Campbell, died in Bethany, West Virginia. Clergyman, writer and founder of Bethany College, the Christian Baptist and the Disciples of Christ, works e.g. 'The Living Oracles'.
1867
  1. Fairmont State College founded in Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia.
  2. Lincoln County established in West Virginia, seat Hamlin.
1868
  1. March 30, Martinsburg incorporated in Berkeley County, West Virginia.
1869
  1. February 26, Daniel T. Farnsworth, elected governor of West Virginia (1869-March 4, 1869).
  2. March 4, William E. Stevenson, elected governor of West Virginia (1869-March 4, 1971).
1870
  1. West Virginia population, 442,014 residents.
  2. Charleston in Kanawha County, nominated state capital of West Virginia. Coordinates 38°21'N-81°38'W.
1871
  1. Charles Town, for the second time appointed seat of Jefferson County in West Virginia. Coordinates 39°17'N-77°52'W.
  2. Hinton, appointed seat of Summers County, West Virginia.
  3. Summers County established in West Virginia, seat Hinton.
  4. February 27, Huntington incorporated as city in Cabell County, West Virginia. Coordinates 38°25'N-82°26'W.
  5. March 4, John J. Jacob, elected governor of West Virginia (1871-March 4, 1877).
1872
  1. Charles Town, incorporated in Jefferson County, West Virginia.

  2. The Pennsylvania railroad came to the Berkeley County area in West Virginia.
1873
  1. April 13, John William Davis, born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia. Lawyer and politician, Washington and Lee University graduate in 1892. Professor of law at Washington and Lee University in 1896 and 1897, member of the State house of delegates in 1899, delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1904, president of the West Virginia Bar Association in 1906 and candidate for President of the United States in 1924. Died on March 24, 1955 in Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, interment in Locust Valley Cemetery, Glen Cove, Long Island, New York.
1874
1875
1876
1877
  1. March 11, Henry M. Mathews, elected governor of West Virginia (1877-March 4, 1881).
1878
1879
  1. Garfton, appointed seat of Taylor County in West Virginia.
1880
  1. West Virginia population, 618,457 residents.
1881
  1. Railroad arrived in Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia.
  2. March 4, Jacob B. Jackson, elected governor of West Virginia (1881-March 5, 1885).
  3. July 20, Town of West Union established, seat of Doddridge County in West Virginia.
1882
1883
1884
1885
  1. March 4, E. Willis Wilson, elected governor of West Virginia (1885-February 6, 1890).
  2. September, Pennsylvania born Dr. Harriet B. Jones, first female doctor practicing her profession in Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia.
1886
1887
  1. First post office charted in Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia
  2. Huntington, appointed seat of Cabell County in West Virginia.
1888
  1. Morris Harvey College established in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia.
1889
  1. Bluefield, incorporated in Mercer County, West Virginia. Coordinates 37°16'N-81°13'W.
1890
  1. West Virginia population, 762,794 residents.
  2. A. Brooks Fleming, elected governor of West Virginia (1890-March 4, 1893).
  3. Leadsville renamed Elkins, and incorporated in Randolph County, West Virginia. Coordinates 38°55'N-79°51'W. Attractions & Recreation : Bowden National Fish Hatchery, Monongahela National Forest, Stuart Recreation Area
1891
  1. West Virginia State College, established in Institute, near Charleston in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
1892
  1. May 21, John Peale Bishop, born in Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia. Critic, novelist and poet, works e.g. 'Green Fruit'.

  2. June 26, Pearl Buck(Sydenstricker), born in Hillsboro, West Virginia. Author (Nobel Prize and Pulitzer Prize) works e.g. 'The Good Earth'.
1893
  1. March 4, William A. MacCorkle, elected governor of West Virginia (1893-March 4, 1897).
1894
1895
  1. Bluefield State College, founded in Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia.
  2. Mingo County established in West Virginia, seat Williamson.
1896
1897
  1. George W. Atkinson, elected governor of West Virginia (1897-March 4, 1901).
1898
1899
  1. Grafton, incorporated in Taylor County, West Virginia.
    Grafton, incorporated in Taylor County, West Virginia.
1900
  1. West Virginia population, 958,800 residents.
  2. Elkins appointed seat of Randolph County in West Virginia.
1901
  1. March 4, Albert B. White, elected governor of West Virginia (1901-March 4, 1905).
1902
  1. Carnegie Hall, part of Greenbrier College for Women, built in Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, West Virginia.
1903
  1. Davis and Elkins College established in Elkins, Randolph County, West Virginia.
1904
1905
  1. March 4, William M.O. Dawson, elected governor of West Virginia (1905-March 4, 1909).
1906
  1. Madison incorporated as seat of Boone County, West Virginia. Named for Colonel William Madison Peyton.
1907
  1. A coal mine explosion took 359 lives in Monongah, Marion County, West Virginia.
  2. Winding Gulf coalfield opened in Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia.
1908
1909
  1. March 4, William E. Glasscock, elected governor of West Virginia (1909-March 14, 1913).
1910
  1. West Virginia population, 1,221,119 residents.
1911
1912
1913
  1. March 14, Henry D. Hatfield, elected governor of West Virginia (1913-March 5, 1917).

50 YEARS AFTER WEST VIRGINIA'S RATIFICATION OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION
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1813-1913 BROOKE COUNTY Timeline 2 Topics

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Brooke County organized in 1796, seat Wellsburg. Area 89 sq.mi. (231km²). Cities/Towns/Villages/Places : Beech Bottom, Bethany, Colliers, Follansbee, Short Creek, Wellsburg, Windsor Heights.
2009
1813
  1. First glass factory opened in Wellsburg, Brooke County, West Virginia.
1820
  1. Brooke County population, 6,631 residents.
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1813-1913 CABELL COUNTY Timeline 7 Topics

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Cabell County organized in 1809, seat Huntington. Area 282 sq.mi. (730km²). Cities/Towns/Villages/Places : Barboursville, Culloden, Huntington, Lesage, Milton, Ona, Salt Rock.
2009
1813
  1. Barboursville, appointed seat of Cabell County in West Virginia.
1814
  1. Population, 339 inhabitants in Barboursville, Cabell County, West Virginia.
1820
  1. Cabell County population, 4,789 residents.
1837
  1. Marshall Academy formed in Cabell County, WV. Named to John Marshall, Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
1861
  1. Battle at Barboursville on Fortification Hill, first Civil War engagement in Cabell County, West Virginia.
1871
  1. February 27, Huntington incorporated as city in Cabell County, WV. Coordinates 38°25'N-82°26'W.
1887
  1. Huntington, appointed seat of Cabell County in West Virginia.
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1813-1913 MONROE COUNTY Timeline 3 Topics

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Monroe County organized in 1779, seat Union. Area 473 sq.mi. (1.225km²). Towns/Places : Ballard, Bozoo, Gap Mills, Glace, Greenville, Lindside, Peterstown, Pickaway, Sarton, Secondcreek, Sinks Grove, Sweet Springs, Union, Waiteville, Wayside, Willow Bend, Wolfcreek.
2009
1820
  1. Monroe County population, 6,580 residents.
1833
  1. September 21, James Madison Harvey, born near Sulphur Springs, Monroe County(Virginia) in present West-Virginia. Fifth governor of Kansas.
1862
  1. February 3, Dr. William Jackson Humphreys born in Gap Mills, in Monroe County, (Virginia) present West Virginia. John Hopkins University graduate, atmospheric physicist, Weather Bureau meteorological physicist and supervising director of the Mount Weather Observatory. Died on November 10, 1949 in Washington D.C. Works e.g. 'Physics of the Air'.
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1813-1913 SUMMERS COUNTY Timeline 2 Topics

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1831
  1. Hinton, laid along the New River in Summers County, West Virginia. Coordinates : 37°41'N-80°83'W.
1871
  1. Hinton, appointed seat of Summers County, West Virginia.
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1813-1913 TYLER COUNTY Timeline 3 Topics

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Tyler County organized in 1814, seat Middlebourne. Area 258 sq.mi. (668km²). Cities/Towns/Places : Alma, Bens Run, Friendly, Middlebourne, Shirley, Sistersville, Wick, Wilbur.
2009
1814
  1. Tyler County established in West Virginia, seat Middlebourne.
1820
  1. Tyler County population, 2,314 residents.
1830
  1. West Virginia, Tyler County population, 4,104 residents.
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