The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Huntington, West Virginia, USA.
Timeline
edit18th century
edit- 1775 - First permanent settlement in modern-day Huntington was founded as "Holderby's Landing".
19th century
edit- 1837 - Marshall University is founded as Marshall Academy.
- 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]
- Huntington station opens.
- 1874
- Spring Hill Cemetery opens.
- 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][6]
- Railroad depot built.
- 1888 - Ohio River Railroad (Wheeling-Huntington) begins operating.[7]
- 1890 - Population: 10,108.
- 1891 - Guyandotte becomes part of Huntington.
- 1893 - "Central City" incorporated near Huntington.[8]
- 1898 - The Parthenon opens.
- 1899 - Cabell County Courthouse opens.
- 1900 - Ohio Valley Electric Railway begins operating.[9]
20th century
edit- 1901 - Cabell County Courthouse dedicated.[2]
- 1903
- Carnegie Public Library opens.[10]
- Camden Park opens.
- 1905
- Heiner's Bakery opens.
- United States Post Office and Court House opens.
- 1907 - Old Main opens.
- 1908 - Huntington purchases the lands for the future project Ritter Park.
- 1909
- Central City becomes part of Huntington.[8]
- Herald-Dispatch newspaper in publication.[4]
- 1910
- St. Cloud Commons opens.
- Liggett and Myers Tobacco Company opens.
- Population: 31,161.
- 1912 - Barnett Hospital and Nursing School opens.
- 1913
- March 30: Ohio River flood.[2]
- Ritter Park, is created.[2]
- 1915 - Huntington City Hall was built.
- 1916 - Old Huntington High School opens.
- 1917 - Liggett and Myers Tobacco factory built.
- 1919 - Simms School Building opens.
- 1920 - Population: 50,177.
- 1923 - West Virginia Colored Children's Home opens.
- 1924
- Foster Memorial Home opens.
- Memorial Arch is built.
- St. Mary's Hospital opens.
- St. Joseph Central Catholic High School is established.
- 1925
- Ohev Sholom Temple is built.
- West Virginia Building is built.
- 1926 - Tivoli Theatre in business.[11]
- 1927 - WSAZ radio begins broadcasting.[12]
- 1928 - Keith-Albee Theatre in business.[2]
- 1929 - Rotary Park Bridge is built.
- 1930
- Rotary Park Bridge built.
- Population: 75,572.
- 1935 - Flood.[1]
- 1936 - Huntington Junior College established.
- 1937 - The Ohio River flood of 1937 occurs.[1]
- 1939 - Barnett Hospital and Nursing School closes.
- 1941 - Beverly Theatre in business.[11]
- 1949 - WSAZ-TV television begins broadcasting.[13]
- 1950
- Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse (arena) opens.
- Population: 86,353.
- 1952 - Tri-State Airport opens.
- 1954 - WCHS-TV opens.
- 1955
- WHTN-TV (television) begins broadcasting.[14]
- WOWK-TV opens.
- 1956
- Cabell Huntington Hospital opens.
- Huntington Hornets is founded.
- 1957 - Huntington Hornets disbanded.
- 1961 - Marshall University active.[2]
- 1968 - Cabell-Wayne Historical Society founded.[15]
- 1969 - West Virginia Public Broadcasting opens.
- 1970
- November 14: Airplane crash occurs near city; Marshall University football team among the fatalities.
- West Huntington Bridge built.
- 1971 - Kanawha Valley Regional Transportation Authority opens.
- 1972 - Tri-State Transit Authority opens.
- 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.[16]
- 1978 - Beech Fork State Park is founded.
- 1980 - Population: 63,684.
- 1981
- Cam Henderson Center opens.[17]
- Huntington Mall opens.
- WVAH-TV is founded.
- 1983
- Huntington Area Food Bank established.[18][1]
- Huntington station is rebuilt.
- WTSF opens.
- 1984
- Harris Riverfront Park opens.[2]
- WQCW opens.
- 1985
- East Huntington Bridge opens.
- City adopts "strong mayor" style of government.[19]
- 1987 - Huntington Museum of Art opens.
- 1988 - WLPX-TV opens.
- 1990
- Huntington Cubs is founded.
- Fairfield Stadium opens.
- 1991
- Joan C. Edwards Stadium opens.
- Museum of Radio and Technology opens.[20]
- 1993
- Huntington Blizzard is founded.
- Masonic Temple opens.
- Owens-Illinois Glass Co. manufactory shuts down.[2]
- 1994
- Cabell Midland High School opens.
- Robert C. Byrd Bridge to Chesapeake, Ohio opens.
- The Huntington Cubs disband.
- 1996
- Heritage Farm Museum and Village opens.
- Huntington High School opens.
- Old Huntington High School closes.
- Sam Hood Field opens.
- 1998 - Spring Valley High School opens.
- 2000
- City website online (approximate date).[21][22]
- Huntington Blizzard moves to Beaumont Texas and remains as the Wildcatters.
- Port of Huntington Tri-State opens.
21st century
edit- 2001 - David Felinton becomes the youngest mayor in Huntington, West Virginia history.[23]
- 2003 - Marshall Commons, opens.
- 2004
- Fairfield Stadium closes.
- Pullman Square is built.
- Tsubasacon starts.
- 2006
- Fictional but based on true events We Are Marshall movie released (set in Huntington).
- Huntington Heroes is founded.
- 2007 - Robert C. Byrd Biotechnology Science Center opens.
- 2008
- Dot Hicks Field opens.
- Huntington Heroes disbands.
- 2009
- Kim Wolfe becomes mayor.
- The Marshall Rec Center opens.
- Huntington Prep School is founded.
- 2010 - Population: 49,138.[24]
- 2011
- Huntington Hammer is founded.
- West Virginia Colored Children's Home is demolished.
- 2012
- Huntington Hammer disbanded.
- Sam Hood Field closes.
- Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse closes.
- 2013
- Stephen T. Williams becomes mayor.
- Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex opens.
- 2014 - Chris Cline Athletic Complex opens.
- 2015 - Evan Jenkins U.S. representative for West Virginia's 3rd congressional district.[25]
- 2024
- Jack Cook Field opens.[26]
- Tri-State Coal Cats is founded.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e Federal Writers' Project 1941.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i James E. Casto (15 February 2023). "Huntington". e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia. Charleston, WV: West Virginia Humanities Council. Retrieved 14 June 2023. (Includes timeline)
- ^ History of West Virginia, Old and New. Chicago: American Historical Society, Inc. 1923. OCLC 42346040.
- ^ a b c "U.S. Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Archived from the original on March 8, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
- ^ Dickinson 2016.
- ^ "A Narrative History of the Village of Barboursville". Village of Barboursville. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
- ^ James Morton Callahan (1913). Semi-centennial History of West Virginia. Semi-Centennial Commission of West Virginia.
- ^ a b 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. pp. 7 v. hdl:2027/mdp.39015013751220. Archived from the original on 2023-08-02. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
- ^ a b "Movie Theaters in Huntington, WV". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Archived from the original on March 8, 2017. 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.). Rowman Altamira. ISBN 0759100020.
- ^ "West Virginia". Official Congressional Directory. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. 1979. hdl:2027/mdp.39015012846567. Archived from the original on 2023-08-02. Retrieved 2017-03-08 – via HathiTrust.
- ^ "Cam Henderson Center Information". Marshall University. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ "West Virginia Food Banks". Food Bank Locator. Chicago: Feeding America. Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. 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. Archived from the original on 2023-08-02. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- ^ "Museum of Radio and Technology Information". Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ "City of Huntington, 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.
- ^ Chambers, Bryan (May 3, 2009). "Former Mayor Enjoys New Life at Home". Herald Dispatch. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ "Huntington city, West Virginia". QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 20, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
- ^ Civic Impulse, LLC. "Members of Congress". GovTrack. Washington DC. Archived from the original on April 11, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
- ^ Morehouse, Keith (June 21, 2023). "Marshall to name baseball facility after Jack Cook". WSAZ. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
Bibliography
edit- J.H. Chataigne, ed. (1882). "Huntington". Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Directory. Richmond, VA. pp. 366–370. OCLC 23244118. Archived from the original on 2023-08-02. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - "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. Archived from the original on 2017-03-08. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- 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. Archived from the original on 2023-08-02. Retrieved 2017-03-08 – via Google Books.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link) - 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. Archived from the original on 2023-08-02. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
- Lola Roush Miller (2006). Central City. Images of America. Charleston, SC: Arcadia. ISBN 978-1-4396-1726-7. Archived from the original on 2023-08-02. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
- Huntington. Then & Now. Charleston, SC: Arcadia. 2010. ISBN 978-0-7385-6667-2. Archived from the original on 2023-08-02. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
- James E. Casto (2013). Legendary Locals of Huntington. Charleston, SC: Arcadia.
- "Lost Huntington", Herald-Dispatch, Huntington, August 2023, archived from the original on 2017-03-28, retrieved 2017-03-09. 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, archived from the original on 2017-03-08, retrieved 2017-03-08
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Huntington, West Virginia.
- "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)