Timeline of Huntington, West Virginia explained

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

Timeline

18th century

• 1775 - First permanent settlement in modern-day Huntington was founded as "Holderby's Landing".

19th century

• 1837 - Marshall University is founded as Marshall Academy.
• 1871
  • Huntington incorporated; named after businessman Collis P. Huntington who initiated town planning.
  • Peter Cline Buffington elected mayor.^[1]
• 1872
  • Huntington Argus newspaper begins publication.^[2]
  • First Congregational Church founded.
• 1873
  • Chesapeake and Ohio Railway begins operating.
  • Huntington station opens.
• 1874
  • Spring Hill Cemetery opens.
  • Huntington Advertiser newspaper in publication.
• 1880 - Population: 3,174.
• 1885 - Davis Opera House built.
• 1887
  • Seat of Cabell County relocates to Huntington from Barboursville.^[3]
  • Railroad depot built.
• 1888 - Ohio River Railroad (Wheeling-Huntington) begins operating.^[4]
• 1890 - Population: 10,108.
• 1891 - Guyandotte becomes part of Huntington.
• 1893 - "Central City" incorporated near Huntington.
• 1898 - The Parthenon opens.
• 1899 - Cabell County Courthouse opens.
• 1900 - Ohio Valley Electric Railway begins operating.^[5]

20th century

• 1901 - Cabell County Courthouse dedicated.
• 1903
  • Carnegie Public Library opens.^[6]
  • 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.
  • Herald-Dispatch newspaper in publication.
• 1910
  • Liggett and Myers Tobacco Company opens.
  • Population: 31,161.
• 1912 - Barnett Hospital and Nursing School opens.
• 1913
  • March 30: Ohio River flood.
  • Ritter Park, is created.^[7]
• 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.^[8]
• 1927 - WSAZ radio begins broadcasting.
• 1928 - Keith-Albee Theatre in business.
• 1929 - Rotary Park Bridge is built.
• 1930
  • Rotary Park Bridge built.
  • Population: 75,572.
• 1935 - Flood.
• 1936 - Huntington Junior College established.
• 1937 - The Ohio River flood of 1937 occurs.
• 1939 - Barnett Hospital and Nursing School closes.
• 1941 - Beverly Theatre in business.
• 1949 - WSAZ-TV television begins broadcasting.^[9]
• 1950
  • Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse (arena) opens.
  • Population: 86,353.
• 1952 - Tri-State Airport opens.
• 1954 - WCHS-TV opens.
• 1955
  • WHTN-TV (television) begins broadcasting.
  • WOWK-TV opens.
• 1956
  • Cabell Huntington Hospital opens.
  • Huntington Hornets is founded.
• 1957 - Huntington Hornets disbanded.
• 1961 - Marshall University active.
• 1968 - Cabell-Wayne Historical Society founded.^[10]
• 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.^[11]
• 1978 - Beech Fork State Park is founded.
• 1980 - Population: 63,684.
• 1981
  • Cam Henderson Center opens.^[12]
  • Huntington Mall opens.
  • WVAH-TV is founded.
• 1983
  • Huntington Area Food Bank established.^[13] http://facinghunger.org/about-us/history
  • Huntington station is rebuilt.
  • WTSF opens.
• 1984
  • Harris Riverfront Park opens.
  • WQCW opens.
• 1985
  • East Huntington Bridge opens.
  • City adopts "strong mayor" style of government.^[14]
• 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.^[15]
• 1993
  • Huntington Blizzard is founded.
  • Masonic Temple opens.
  • Owens-Illinois Glass Co. manufactory shuts down.
• 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).^{[16] [17]}
  • Huntington Blizzard moves to Beaumont Texas and remains as the Wildcatters.
  • Port of Huntington Tri-State opens.

21st century

• 2001 - David Felinton becomes the youngest mayor in Huntington, West Virginia history.^[18]
• 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.^[19]
• 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.^[20]
• 2024
  • Jack Cook Field opens.^[21]
  • Tri-State Coal Cats is founded.

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

Bibliography

• Book: Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Directory . Richmond, VA . 23244118 . J.H. Chataigne . 1882 . Huntington . 366–370 . 2017-03-08 . 2023-08-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230802170419/https://books.google.com/books?id=z45QAAAAYAAJ . live .
• Book: West Virginia State Gazetteer and Business Directory. R.L. Polk & Co.. Detroit. 1882. Huntington. https://archive.org/stream/westvirginiastat18821883rlpo#page/198/mode/2up.
  • Book: Charter of the City of Huntington, West Virginia . 1909 . 2017-03-08 . 2017-03-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170308224324/https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100673507 . live .
• Book: Lucius H. Cammack . Huntington . Huntington Chamber of Commerce . 1916 .
• Book: West Virginia: A Guide to the Mountain State . . . 1941 . Oxford University Press . New York . Google Books . Huntington . 235+ . 9781603540476 . . 2017-03-08 . 2023-08-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230802170427/https://books.google.com/books?id=Q3n11Tg9kDoC . live.
• 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.
• Book: Huntington. 2003. Arcadia. Charleston, SC. Images of America. 978-0-7385-1599-1. 2017-03-09. 2023-08-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20230802170418/https://books.google.com/books?id=g6GVdsK9R1gC. live.
• Book: Lola Roush Miller . Central City . 2006 . Arcadia . Charleston, SC . Images of America . 978-1-4396-1726-7 . . 2017-03-09 . 2023-08-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230802170909/https://books.google.com/books?id=rcaParHRSMIC . live .
• Book: Huntington. 2010. Arcadia. Charleston, SC. Then & Now. 978-0-7385-6667-2. 2017-03-09. 2023-08-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20230802170910/https://books.google.com/books?id=0_SmXSPVBbAC. live.
• Book: Legendary Locals of Huntington . James E. Casto . 2013 . Arcadia . Charleston, SC .
• . Circa 2014- (Series of articles)
• James E. Casto. Lost Huntington, Recalling Vanished Landmarks. Drummond Press. Jacksonville, Florida, 2015.

External links

• Web site: Cabell County Public Library . Local History Room . Huntington .
• Items related to Huntington, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)
• Web site: LibGuides: Appalachian Studies . Marshall University Libraries . Huntington . (subject guide)

Notes and References

1. Book: History of West Virginia, Old and New. 1923. American Historical Society, Inc. . Chicago . 42346040 .
2. Web site: U.S. Newspaper Directory . Washington DC . Chronicling America . Library of Congress . March 8, 2017 . March 8, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170308232313/http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/titles/results/?state=West+Virginia&city=Huntington&rows=50&sort=date . live .
3. Web site: A Narrative History of the Village of Barboursville. live . July 23, 2024 . Village of Barboursville.
4. Book: James Morton Callahan . Semi-centennial History of West Virginia. 1913. Semi-Centennial Commission of West Virginia.
5. Book: . John F. Due . Electric Interurban Railways in America. 2000 . 1960 . Stanford University Press. 978-0-8047-4014-2 . Individual Interurbans: West Virginia . 302–306 .
6. Book: American Library Annual, 1917-1918 . 1918 . 7 v . New York . R.R. Bowker Co. . 2027/mdp.39015013751220?urlappend=%3Bseq=434 . 2017-03-09 . 2023-08-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230802170426/https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015013751220;seq=434 . live .
7. Encyclopedia: Huntington . James E. Casto . e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia . Charleston, WV . West Virginia Humanities Council. 15 February 2023. 14 June 2023. (Includes timeline)
8. Web site: Movie Theaters in Huntington, WV . CinemaTreasures.org . Cinema Treasures LLC . Los Angeles . March 8, 2017 . March 8, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170308223014/http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/united-states/west-virginia/huntington?status=all . live .
9. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20030401174736/http://cityofhuntington.com/history.html . Huntington's History . April 1, 2003 . Cityofhuntington.com . (Timeline)
10. Book: Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada . 2002 . 15th . 0759100020 . . West Virginia . Rowman Altamira .
11. Book: Official Congressional Directory . Official Congressional Directory . Washington, D.C. . Government Printing Office . 1979 . West Virginia . 2027/mdp.39015012846567?urlappend=%3Bseq=231 . https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015012846567?urlappend=%3Bseq=231 . . 2017-03-08 . 2023-08-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230802170417/https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015012846567;seq=231 . live .
12. Web site: Cam Henderson Center Information. live . Marshall University. July 16, 2024.
13. Web site: West Virginia Food Banks . Food Bank Locator . . Chicago . March 8, 2017 . March 17, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170317033120/http://www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-local-foodbank/ . live .
14. Book: Richard A. Brisbin. etal. West Virginia Politics and Government. 1996. University of Nebraska Press. 0-8032-1271-2. Local Government. 2017-03-08. 2023-08-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20230802170419/https://books.google.com/books?id=VYWn6-gxj1UC. live.
15. Web site: Museum of Radio and Technology Information. live . July 16, 2024.
16. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20000817132314/http://www.cityofhuntington.com/ . City of Huntington, West Virginia . August 17, 2000 . .
17. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20000816211019/http://officialcitysites.org/WestVirginia/Cities/ . United States of America: West Virginia . dead . August 16, 2000 . Official City Sites . Kevin Hyde . Tamie Hyde . Utah . 40169021 .
18. Web site: Chambers . Bryan . May 3, 2009 . Former Mayor Enjoys New Life at Home . live . July 16, 2024 . Herald Dispatch.
19. Web site: Huntington city, West Virginia . QuickFacts . U.S. Census Bureau . March 8, 2017 . January 20, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170120145554/http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/5439460 . live .
20. Web site: Members of Congress . . Civic Impulse, LLC . Washington DC . March 8, 2017 . April 11, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170411222055/https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members . live .
21. Web site: Morehouse . Keith . June 21, 2023 . Marshall to name baseball facility after Jack Cook . live . July 16, 2024 . WSAZ.