Timeline of Huntington, West Virginia
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Huntington, West Virginia, USA.
Prior to 20th century
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- 1871
- Huntington incorporated; named after businessman Collis P. Huntington who initiated town planning.[1]
- Peter Cline Buffington elected mayor.[2][3]
- 1872
- 1873 - Chesapeake and Ohio Railway begins operating.[1]
- 1874 - Huntington Advertiser newspaper in publication.[4]
- 1880 - Population: 3,174.
- 1885 - Davis Opera House built.[5]
- 1887
- Seat of Cabell County relocates to Huntington from Barboursville.[1]
- Railroad depot built.
- 1888 - Ohio River Railroad (Wheeling-Huntington) begins operating.[6]
- 1890 - Population: 10,108.
- 1891 - Guyandotte becomes part of Huntington.
- 1893 - "Central City" incorporated near Huntington.[7]
- 1900 - Ohio Valley Electric Railway begins operating.[8]
20th century
- 1901 - Cabell County Courthouse built.[2]
- 1903 - Carnegie Public Library opens.[9]
- 1909
- Central City becomes part of Huntington.[7]
- Herald-Dispatch newspaper in publication.[4]
- 1910 - Population: 31,161.
- 1913
- March 30: Ohio River flood.[2]
- Ritter Park created.[2]
- 1915 - City Hall built.
- 1917 - Liggett and Myers Tobacco factory built.
- 1920 - Population: 50,177.
- 1924 - St. Mary's Hospital opens.
- 1926 - Tivoli Theatre in business.[10]
- 1927 - WSAZ radio begins broadcasting.[11]
- 1928 - Keith-Albee Theatre in business.[2]
- 1929 - World War I Memorial Arch erected.
- 1930
- Rotary Park Bridge built.
- Population: 75,572.
- 1935 - Flood.[1]
- 1936 - Huntington Junior College established.
- 1937 - January 28: Ohio River flood of 1937 occurs.[1]
- 1941 - Beverly Theatre in business.[10]
- 1949 - WSAZ-TV television begins broadcasting.[12]
- 1950
- Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse (arena) opens.
- Population: 86,353.
- 1952 - Tri-State Airport dedicated.
- 1955 - WHTN-TV (television) begins broadcasting.[13]
- 1956 - Cabell Huntington Hospital opens.
- 1961 - Marshall University active.[2]
- 1968 - Cabell-Wayne Historical Society founded.[14]
- 1970
- November 14: Airplane crash occurs near city; Marshall University football team among the fatalities.
- West Huntington Bridge built.
- 1977
- Huntington Civic Center (arena) opens.
- University's Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine established.
- Nick Rahall becomes U.S. representative for West Virginia's 4th congressional district.[15]
- 1980 - Population: 63,684.
- 1981 - Huntington Mall in business.
- 1983 - Huntington Area Food Bank established.[16]
- 1984 - Harris Riverfront Park opens.[2]
- 1985
- East Huntington Bridge opens.
- City adopts "strong mayor" style of government.[17]
- 1987 - Huntington Museum of Art active.
- 1993 - Owens-Illinois Glass Co. manufactory shuts down.[2]
- 1994 - Robert C. Byrd Bridge to Chesapeake, Ohio opens.
- 2000 - City website online (approximate date).[18][19]
21st century
- 2006 - Fictional but based on true events We Are Marshall movie released (set in Huntington).
- 2009 - Kim Wolfe becomes mayor.
- 2010 - Population: 49,138.[20]
- 2013 - Stephen T. Williams becomes mayor.
- 2015 - Evan Jenkins U.S. representative for West Virginia's 3rd congressional district.[21]
See also
References
- Federal Writers' Project 1941.
- James E. Casto. "Huntington". West Virginia Encyclopedia. Charleston, WV: West Virginia Humanities Council. Retrieved March 8, 2017. (Includes timeline)
- History of West Virginia, Old and New. Chicago: American Historical Society, Inc. 1923. OCLC 42346040.
- "U.S. Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
- Dickinson 2016.
- James Morton Callahan (1913). Semi-centennial History of West Virginia. Semi-Centennial Commission of West Virginia.
- Miller 2006.
- George W. Hilton; John F. Due (2000) [1960]. "Individual Interurbans: West Virginia". Electric Interurban Railways in America. Stanford University Press. pp. 302–306. ISBN 978-0-8047-4014-2.
- American Library Annual, 1917-1918. New York: R.R. Bowker Co. 1918.
- "Movie Theaters in Huntington, WV". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
- Jack Alicoate, ed. (1939), "Standard Broadcasting Stations of the United States: West Virginia", Radio Annual, New York: Radio Daily, OCLC 2459636
- "Huntington's History". Cityofhuntington.com. Archived from the original on April 1, 2003. (Timeline)
- Charles A. Alicoate, ed. (1960), "Television Stations: West Virginia", Radio Annual and Television Year Book, New York: Radio Daily Corp., OCLC 10512206
- American Association for State and Local History (2002). "West Virginia". Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada (15th ed.). ISBN 0759100020.
- "West Virginia". Official Congressional Directory. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. 1979 – via HathiTrust.
- "West Virginia Food Banks". Food Bank Locator. Chicago: Feeding America. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
- Richard A. Brisbin; et al. (1996). "Local Government". West Virginia Politics and Government. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 0-8032-1271-2.
- "City of Huntingon, West Virginia". Archived from the original on August 17, 2000 – 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 August 16, 2000.
- "Huntington city, West Virginia". QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
- Civic Impulse, LLC. "Members of Congress". GovTrack. Washington DC. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
Bibliography
- J.H. Chataigne, ed. (1882). "Huntington". Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Directory. Richmond, VA. pp. 366–370. OCLC 23244118.
- "Huntington". West Virginia State Gazetteer and Business Directory. Detroit: R.L. Polk & Co. 1882.
- Huntington (West Virginia) Directory, Potts & Cammack, 1891
- Charter of the City of Huntington, West Virginia. 1909.
- Lucius H. Cammack, ed. (1916). Huntington. Huntington Chamber of Commerce.
- Federal Writers' Project (1941). "Huntington". West Virginia: A Guide to the Mountain State. American Guide Series. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 235+. ISBN 9781603540476 – via Google Books.
- George S. Wallace. Huntington through 75 Years. Huntington: 1947.
- Doris C. Miller. Centennial History of Huntington. Huntington Centennial Commission, 1971.
- James E. Casto. Huntington: An Illustrated History. Huntington: Chapman Printing, 1997.
- Huntington. Images of America. Charleston, SC: Arcadia. 2003. ISBN 978-0-7385-1599-1.
- Lola Roush Miller (2006). Central City. Images of America. Charleston, SC: Arcadia. ISBN 978-1-4396-1726-7.
- Huntington. Then & Now. Charleston, SC: Arcadia. 2010. ISBN 978-0-7385-6667-2.
- James E. Casto (2013). Legendary Locals of Huntington. Charleston, SC: Arcadia.
- "Lost Huntington", Herald-Dispatch, Huntington. Circa 2014- (Series of articles)
- James E. Casto. Lost Huntington, Recalling Vanished Landmarks. Drummond Press. Jacksonville, Florida, 2015.
- Jack L. Dickinson; Alison K. Summer-Ramirez (2016), Historic Huntington Businesses: the Birth of Huntington, W. Va. 1871-1900, Marshall University Libraries
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- "Local History Room". Huntington: Cabell County Public Library.
- Items related to Huntington, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)
- "LibGuides: Appalachian Studies". Huntington: Marshall University Libraries. (subject guide)
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