Timeline of Charleston, West Virginia
Appearance
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Charleston, West Virginia, USA.
Prior to 20th century
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- 1794 - Virginia "General Assembly designated 40-acres of George Clendenin's land, as Charlestown."[1]
- 1805 - "Salt-tub mill" begins operating.[2]
- 1808 - Farmers' Repository newspaper begins publication.[3]
- 1815 - Ruffner Mansion built.[2]
- 1818
- 1819 - Spectator newspaper begins publication.[2]
- 1841 - Kanawha Lyceum active (approximate date).[5]
- 1850 - Population: 1,050.
- 1861 - Jacob Goshorn elected mayor.[6]
- 1862 - Battle of Charleston fought near town during the American Civil War.[2]
- 1863 - June 20: Charleston becomes part of new U.S. state of West Virginia.[4]
- 1870
- City of Charleston incorporated.[7]
- Charleston designated West Virginia State Capitol.[7]
- 1872 - Kanawha Chronicle newspaper begins publication.[3]
- 1875 - State Capitol moves from Charleston to Wheeling.[7]
- 1884 - James Hall Huling becomes mayor.
- 1885
- 1890
- 1891
- Burlew Opera House in business.[10]
- West Virginia Colored Institute founded near Charleston.[4]
- 1892 - Capitol City Commercial College founded.[10]
- 1897 - Sacred Heart Church built.
- 1900 - Chamber of Commerce organized.[10]
20th century
- 1905 - State Bureau of Archives and History headquartered in Charleston.[8]
- 1906 - Mason School of Music founded.[11]
- 1909
- 1910 - Population: 22,996.
- 1913 - Chemical manufactory begins operating.[2]
- 1916 - Libbey-Owens-Ford glass manufactory[13] and Charleston High School built.
- 1917 - Owens Bottle Company manufactory in business in Kanawha City.[13]
- 1919 - Town of South Charleston incorporated near Charleston.
- 1920 - Charleston Daily Mail newspaper in publication.[3]
- 1921 - Charleston City Hall built.
- 1922 - Kearse Theater in business.[14]
- 1923 - Sacred Heart High School established.
- 1925 - West Virginia Governor's Mansion built.[2]
- 1927
- WCHS radio begins broadcasting.[15]
- Garnett Library (public library branch) opens.[2]
- Union Carbide manufacturer buys Blaine Island in South Charleston, near city of Charleston.
- 1929 - Charleston Municipal Airport established.[4]
- 1930 - Population: 60,408.
- 1932 - State Capitol building rebuilt.[2]
- 1934 - Kanawha County Public Library established.[12]
- 1935 - Morris Harvey College relocates to Charleston.[16]
- 1939
- Charleston Municipal Auditorium built.[2]
- WGKV radio begins broadcasting.[15]
- State Theatre in business.[14]
- 1940 - Stonewall Jackson High School built.
- 1941 - Kanawha Boulevard constructed (approximate date).[2]
- 1947 - Kanawha Airport begins operating.[1]
- 1954 - WCHS-TV (television) begins broadcasting.[17]
- 1957 - WBOY-TV (television) begins broadcasting.[17]
- 1959 - Charleston Civic Center opens.
- 1960 - Population: 85,796.
- 1961
- July 19: Kanawha River flood.[4]
- Sunrise Art Museum established.[4]
- 1971 - John G. Hutchinson becomes mayor.
- 1978 - Morris Harvey College renamed University of Charleston.[16]
- 1983 - Charleston Town Center shopping mall in business.
- 1998 - City website online (approximate date).[18][19]
21st century
- 2001 - Shelley Moore Capito becomes U.S. representative for West Virginia's 2nd congressional district.[20]
- 2003
- Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences of West Virginia opens.[1]
- Danny Jones becomes mayor.
- 2010 - Population: 51,400.[21]
- 2015
- Charleston Gazette-Mail newspaper in publication.
- Alex Mooney becomes U.S. representative for West Virginia's 2nd congressional district.[22]
See also
- Charleston history
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Kanawha County, West Virginia
- West Virginia Legislature (seated in Charleston)
- List of Governors of West Virginia (seated in Charleston)
- Other cities in West Virginia:
References
- ^ a b c Richard A. Andre. "Charleston". West Virginia Encyclopedia. Charleston, WV: West Virginia Humanities Council. Retrieved March 7, 2017. (Includes timeline)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Federal Writers' Project 1941.
- ^ a b c "U.S. Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f Hellmann 2006.
- ^ Davies Project. "American Libraries before 1876". Princeton University. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
- ^ Laidley 1911.
- ^ a b c d Britannica 1910.
- ^ a b "West Virginia State Archives". West Virginia Division of Culture and History. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
- ^ Appleton Prentiss Clark Griffin (1907), Bibliography of American Historical Societies, Annual Report of the American Historical Association (2nd ed.), Washington DC: Government Printing Office, pp. 942+,
West Virginia
- ^ a b c Chamber of Commerce 1901.
- ^ History of West Virginia, Old and New. Chicago: American Historical Society, Inc. 1923. OCLC 42346040.
- ^ a b "About Us: History". Charleston: Kanawha County Public Library. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
- ^ a b "West Virginia Encyclopedia". Charleston, WV: West Virginia Humanities Council. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
- ^ a b "Movie Theaters in Charleston, WV". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
- ^ a b Jack Alicoate, ed. (1939), "Standard Broadcasting Stations of the United States: West Virginia", Radio Annual, New York: Radio Daily, OCLC 2459636
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- ^ a b Charles A. Alicoate, ed. (1960), "Television Stations: West Virginia", Radio Annual and Television Year Book, New York: Radio Daily Corp., OCLC 10512206
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- ^ Kevin Hyde; Tamie Hyde (eds.). "United States of America: West Virginia". Official City Sites. Utah. OCLC 40169021. Archived from the original on September 25, 2000.
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- ^ Civic Impulse, LLC. "Members of Congress". GovTrack. Washington DC. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
Bibliography
- J. A. Gibbons (1872). Kanawha Valley: Its Resources and Developments; Also, Special Business Directory of Charleston and Other Cities. Charleston: Gibbens, Atkinson & Co., Printers.
- D.H. Strother (1872). Capital of West Virginia and the Great Kanawha Valley. Charleston: Journal Office.
- J.H. Chataigne, ed. (1882). "Charleston". Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Directory. Richmond, VA. pp. 349–356. OCLC 23244118.
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- Charleston Chamber of Commerce (1901). Century Chronicle, Devoted to the Capital City.
- "Charleston", Encyclopaedia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424
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- Thomas Condit Miller; Hu Maxwell (1913). "Kanawha County". West Virginia and Its People. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company.
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- Federal Writers' Project (1941). "Charleston". West Virginia: A Guide to the Mountain State. American Guide Series. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 177+ – via Google Books.
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- George Thomas Kurian (1994), "Charleston, West Virginia", World Encyclopedia of Cities, vol. 1: North America, Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO – via Internet Archive (fulltext)
- Stan Bumgardner (2006). Charleston. Postcard History Series. Charleston, SC: Arcadia. ISBN 978-0-7385-4265-2.
- Paul T. Hellmann (2006). "West Virginia: Charleston". Historical Gazetteer of the United States. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 1-135-94859-3.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Charleston, West Virginia.
- Items related to Charleston, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America).
- "Research Guides: Genealogy in Kanawha County". Charleston: Kanawha County Public Library.