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Stone & Thomas
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1847
The first Stone & Thomas Department Store opened in Wheeling Other events that happened on or around 1847 "Ruffner Pamphlet" published in Kanawha County Gordon Battelle was ordained a Methodist minister John Carlile was elected to the Virginia Senate William Edwards was admitted to the New York bar William Edwards published A Voyage on the River Amazon John Floyd was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates The Presbyterian Church was organized in Greenville The Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike was completed Cummins Jackson left Jackson's Mill to search for gold in CA Joseph Johnson was elected again to the House of Delegates Citizens of Parkersburg, Elizabeth, and Glenville organized the Little Kanawha Navigation Company Alexander Martin graduated from Allegheny College, Pennsylvania Mining began in West Columbia, Mason County Large flood occurred on the Ohio River The Staunton to Parkersburg Turnpike was completed Pocahontas County was formed A group of Dutch immigrants arrived in Pocahontas County Samuel Price was again elected to the Virginia legislature as a Whig from Greenbrier Count. Henry Ruffner published the Address to the People of West Virginia anti-slavery pamphlet The first permanent United Brethren church was built in Sand Hill The Buckhannon Male and Female Academy was established A grist mill was built at Valley Falls by Bradshaw and William Whitescarver Charles Ellet Jr. secured contracts for the Wheeling and Niagara Falls suspension bridges Two Dutch families settled near the headwaters of the Williams River Two turnpikes were completed in Wood County
1941
The Stone & Thomas department store chain came to Charleston Other events that happened on or around 1941 UMWA eliminated the traditional wage differences between northern and southern coalfields Cleve Bailey appointed director of the state budget Main structure of the Buckhannon Highways Garage was built by prison labor The administration building was built at Buckhannon Highways Garage Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper were married Rose Cousins went to Tuskegee Institute to try out for the Air Force training program for black combat pilots West Virginia: A Guide to the Mountain State was published An extension was added to the original 1927 Diamond Department Store building Joanne Dru married Dick Haymes West Virginia Farm Bureau Service Company was sold to Southern States Cooperative Ruel Foster joined the faculty of WVU Earle T. Andrews became general manager of operations of the Berkeley Glass Sand Mining Plant in Morgan County Governor Neely appointed Howard Gore to the state's three-man Public Service Commission Alberta Pierson Hannum wrote The Gods and One Roy Lee Harmon wrote Around the Mountains Homer Holt began practicing law in Charleston Another Textile Workers of America strike occurred at Interwoven Mills It's Wheeling Steel radio program moved to the NBC Blue Network Johnnie Johnson left West Virginia The first funds were allocated by legislature for libraries Hubert Skidmore wrote Hawks Nest Hubert Skidmore wrote Hawks Nest The Little Beaver Lake was created with the damming of Little Beaver Creek Joseph Long left office as president of Huntington Chamber of Commerce The electric railway from McMechen and Moundsville were replaced by buses Walter Martens began a partnership with his son Robert Martens Sandy Mason died Matilda Mason became the president of Mason College of Music and Fine Arts Labor leader Joe Powell began work as a glass cutter for Roland Glass Company in Clarksburg. Attorney General Abraham A. "Cousin Abe" Lilly resided in the penthouse at the Ruffner Hotel An article by Clay Perry in the Saturday Evening Post describes four cavers trapped in the Sinks of Gandy for five hours Col. H. Clare Hess was appointed superintendent at the State Police Academy The National Labor Relations Board found Weirton Steel guilty of unfairly promoting its company union The butadiene plant at Institute had capacity of 80,000 tons/year Morris Harvey College became a self-governing independent college The Navy named a light cruiser the U.S.S. Huntington Volkmar Wentzel enlisted in the Air Force A mine strike at Widen occurred WSAZ radio began fulltime operation and assumed frequency of 930 kHz New River State College was renamed the West Virginia Institute of Technology (now WVU Institute of Technology) Chuck Yeager enlisted in the Army Air Corps Hurry-up Yost retired as Michigan's athletic director Helen Froelich married Rush Holt
1948
Stone & Thomas opened a new store in downtown Charleston Other events that happened on or around 1948 Peak production of coal in West Virginia Clair Bee wrote Touchdown Pass Charles Town Opera House was closed Westvaco Chemical Corporation became part of FMC Oliver Chitwood published the second volume of A Short History of the American People President Irvin Stewart approved Earl Core's proposal to found WVU arboretum Five floors were added to the 1941 addition of the Diamond Department Store Little Jimmy Dickens signed with Columbia Records Joanne Dru appeared in Red River The Edwards Moonlight was rehulled K. K. Hall was elected mayor of Madison Roy Lee Harmon wrote Up the Creek Virgil Carrington Jones wrote The Hatfield and McCoys, published by University of North Carolina Press The music department of Concord College awarded the first degree in music education Louis Johnson chaired President Truman's finance committee The federal government charged Big Bill Lias with income tax evasion The Lilly Brothers moved to WWVA Wheeling where they worked with Red Belcher The appointment of a separate dean for the Marshall College graduate school began An addition was built to Louis Marx & Company facility for plastic toys Bernard McDonough bought the Kanawha Sand & Gravel company Herbert Chester Greer died John Nash entered the doctoral program at Princeton University The Spirit of Jefferson newspaper merged with the Farmers' Advocate The last case of smallpox in West Virginia was reported Jack Rollins joined music publishers Hill and Range in New York West Virginia State College romped through an undefeated basketball season, winning the regular season and tournament championships Construction began on the state police academy Eleanor Steber sang at the Republican National Convention Eleanor Steber commissioned and premiered Samuel Barber's Knoxville: Summer of 1915 P. D. Strausbaugh retired from WVU The Federal Communications Commission granted approval for the construction WSAZ television in Huntington Andre Van Damme settle in Charleston WAJR-FM (now WVAQ) began broadcasting in Morgantown The West Virginia Review ceased publication WVU enrollment at 8,069 A physical therapy department was opened at Wheeling Hospital WHIS radio increased to 5,000 watts The Shott brothers made a premature effort at an FM station Frankie Yankovic was voted “America’s Polka King” by an 8-to-1 margin at a contest sponsored by record companies
Dec 15, 1997
Stone & Thomas closed the Charleston store Other events that happened on or around December 15, 1997 S. L. Jones died A second structure was added to West Virginia Graduate College at its new location in South Charleston The West Virginia Graduate College became Marshall University College of Graduate Studies Kenneth E. Smith became the third generation to run the McClain Printing Company when George Smith retired Attorney General Darrell McGraw was involved in a suit against the tobacco industry that settled the state to $41.5 billion over 25 years An additional 626 acres was added to Moncove Lake State Park to provide more hunting lands The Sporting News named Randy Moss college football's top receiver The Robert C. Byrd Learning Resource Center was built at the College of West Virginia (now Mountain State University) Walter Dean Myers received the Boston Globe Horn Book Honor Book Award for Harlem The National Conservation Training Center was completed Phyllis Reynolds Naylor's book Shiloh was adopted for film Phyllis Reynolds Naylor was awarded the Appalachian Medallion by the University of Charleston Joe Powell retired as president of the West Virginia Labor Federation. The Pride of West Virginia received the Sudler Trophy as the nation's No. 1 college marching band The Shavers Fork Coalition was formed The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service established the National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown Marshall moved from Division 1 AA to Division 1 A Meriluco was placed on the National Register of Historic Places The first female trooper resigned from the State Police Anna Marsh caught a 50.37-inch 49.75 lb muskellunge in Stonecoal Lake, setting state record for weight Toyota built an engine plant at Buffalo Robert C. Byrd was awarded the West Virginia Distinguished Service Medal The West Virginia National Guard was activated in support of the peacekeeping mission to Bosnia Major renovations took place at Yeager Airport
1998
Stone & Thomas was sold to the Elder-Beerman Company Other events that happened on or around 1998 Robert W. Stephens Jr. became president of Ohio Valley College (now University) Blind Alfred Reed's complete recordings appeared on compact disc on the Document label. Chris Sarandon cited the influence of WVU Professor Patrick Ward Gainer David Selby received the first Life Achievement Award from WVU's Creative Arts College Michael Smith's song "Friends" was named the number-one song of all time by Christian music magazine, CCM Management of Spring Hill Cemetery was placed in the hands of a board of commissioners "Troop" designations replaced former companies in reorganization of State Police Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel, Weirton Steel and steel unions lobbied to curb imports The Huntington Tobacco Warehouse closed its doors Tobacco lawsuit was settled with $1.8 billion in 25 years The Universalist Meeting House in Marshall County congregation disbanded WesBanco acquired the Hunter Insurance Agency The name was changed from the Charleston Symphony Orchestra to the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra The Doc Williams Country Store in Wheeling closed The modern courthouse at Winfield was completed Basketball player Vicky Bullett helped a Brazilian team win a league championship in 1998. Fayette Station Bridge was renamed the Tunney Hunsaker Bridge View Articles by Existing Key Dates or Specify Your Own Date Range |
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