Taylor county is created from Barbour, Harrison, Marion county.



Wayne County West Virginia Tax Department Morgan county is created from Berkeley, Hampshire county. Kanawha Salt Company, first trust in United States, organized. Alleghenies at King's Creek, in the northern panhandle.

Ohio River, which included the counties in the eastern panhandle. Black race population percentage significantly below state average. It was sponsored by the Charleston Gazette and WCHS-TV. Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average. The first settlement at present-day Morgantown takes place.

Joseph Harvey Long purchases the Huntington Herald. Number of college students significantly below state average. John Floyd discovers natural gas in the Kanawha Valley. Isaac Williams, noted spy and hunter, founds Williamstown. Morris Harvey College moves from Barboursville to Charleston. The Monongalia Academy is established at Morgantown.