Timeline of Charleston, West Virginia
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.[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 capital.[7]
- 1872 – Kanawha Chronicle newspaper begins publication.[3]
- 1875 – State capital moves from Charleston to Wheeling.[7]
- 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.[6]
- 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.[6]
- 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, now known as Yeager Airport, begins operating.[1]
- 1954 – WCHS-TV (television) begins broadcasting.[17]
- 1957 – WBOY-TV (television) begins broadcasting.[17]
- 1959 – Charleston Civic Center, now known as the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center, opens.
- 1960 – Population: 85,796.[18]
- 1961
- July 19: Kanawha River flood.[4]
- Sunrise Art Museum established.[4]
- 1978 – Morris Harvey College renamed University of Charleston.[16]
- 1983 – Charleston Town Center shopping mall in business.
- 1998 – City website online (approximate date).[19][20]
21st century
- 2003 – Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences of West Virginia opens.[1]
- 2005 – West Virginia Music Hall of Fame established[21]
- 2010 – Population: 51,400.
- 2015 – Charleston Gazette-Mail newspaper is formed by the merger of the Charleston Gazette and Charleston Daily Mail.
- 2020 – Population: 48,864
- 2021 – Population: 48,018
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. Archived from the original on March 5, 2017. 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. Archived from the original on March 7, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f Hellmann 2006.
- ^ Davies Project. "American Libraries before 1876". Princeton University. Archived from the original on March 2, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Number of Inhabitants - West Virginia" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
- ^ a b c d Britannica 1910.
- ^ a b "West Virginia State Archives". West Virginia Division of Culture and History. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. 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+, hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t7dr2pp5f,
West Virginia
- ^ a b c Chamber of Commerce 1901, p. .
- ^ History of West Virginia, Old and New. Chicago: American Historical Society, Inc. 1923. OCLC 42346040. Archived from the original on March 8, 2017.
- ^ a b "About Us: History". Charleston: Kanawha County Public Library. Archived from the original on March 7, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
- ^ a b "West Virginia Encyclopedia". Charleston, WV: West Virginia Humanities Council. Archived from the original on March 19, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
- ^ a b "Movie Theaters in Charleston, WV". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Archived from the original on March 7, 2017. 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
- ^ a b "Our History". University of Charleston. Archived from the original on March 8, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2017. (Timeline)
- ^ a b Charles A. Alicoate, ed. (1960), "Television Stations: West Virginia", Radio Annual and Television Year Book, New York: Radio Daily Corp., OCLC 10512206
- ^ "Number of Inhabitants - West Virginia" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
- ^ "City of Charleston, West Virginia". Archived from the original on December 5, 1998 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Lilly, John (January 21, 2016). "West Virginia Music Hall of Fame". West Virginia Encyclopedia. West Virginia Humanities Council. Archived from the original on November 8, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
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.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - "Charleston". West Virginia State Gazetteer and Business Directory. Detroit: R.L. Polk & Co. 1882.
- History of Kanawha County, and Biographical Sketches of Prominent Men. Charleston: Miller & Graham. 1885.
- Charleston Chamber of Commerce (1901). Century Chronicle, Devoted to the Capital City.
- "Charleston", Encyclopaedia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - W. S. Laidley (1911), History of Charleston and Kanawha County, West Virginia, and Representative Citizens, Chicago: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., OCLC 3645365 – via Internet Archive
- Thomas Condit Miller; Hu Maxwell (1913). "Kanawha County". West Virginia and Its People. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company.
- Code of Ordinances of the City of Charleston, West Virginia. 1921.
- 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.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link) + chronology - Jean Callahan (August 1978). "Cancer Valley". Mother Jones. San Francisco.
- 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.
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