Timeline of Huntington, West Virginia

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Huntington, West Virginia, USA.

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Prior to 20th century

• 1871
  • Huntington incorporated; named after businessman Collis P. Huntington who initiated town planning.[1]
  • Peter Cline Buffington elected mayor.[2][3]
• 1872
  • Huntington Argus newspaper begins publication.[4]
  • First Congregational Church founded.[2]
• 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

• Huntington history
• List of mayors of Huntington, West Virginia
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Cabell County, West Virginia
• Other cities in West Virginia:
  • Timeline of Charleston, West Virginia
  • Timeline of Wheeling, West Virginia

References

1. Federal Writers' Project 1941.
2. James E. Casto. "Huntington". West Virginia Encyclopedia. Charleston, WV: West Virginia Humanities Council. Retrieved March 8, 2017. (Includes timeline)
3. History of West Virginia, Old and New. Chicago: American Historical Society, Inc. 1923. OCLC 42346040.
4. "U.S. Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
5. Dickinson 2016.
6. James Morton Callahan (1913). Semi-centennial History of West Virginia. Semi-Centennial Commission of West Virginia.
7. Miller 2006.
8. 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.
9. American Library Annual, 1917-1918. New York: R.R. Bowker Co. 1918.
10. "Movie Theaters in Huntington, WV". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
11. Jack Alicoate, ed. (1939), "Standard Broadcasting Stations of the United States: West Virginia", Radio Annual, New York: Radio Daily, OCLC 2459636
12. "Huntington's History". Cityofhuntington.com. Archived from the original on April 1, 2003. (Timeline)
13. Charles A. Alicoate, ed. (1960), "Television Stations: West Virginia", Radio Annual and Television Year Book, New York: Radio Daily Corp., OCLC 10512206
14. American Association for State and Local History (2002). "West Virginia". Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada (15th ed.). ISBN 0759100020.
15. "West Virginia". Official Congressional Directory. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. 1979 – via HathiTrust.
16. "West Virginia Food Banks". Food Bank Locator. Chicago: Feeding America. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
17. Richard A. Brisbin; et al. (1996). "Local Government". West Virginia Politics and Government. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 0-8032-1271-2.
18. "City of Huntingon, West Virginia". Archived from the original on August 17, 2000 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
19. 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.
20. "Huntington city, West Virginia". QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
21. 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

External links

• "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)