Timeline of Huntington, West Virginia

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

18th century[edit]

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

19th century[edit]

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[edit]

1901 - Cabell County Courthouse dedicated.^[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][1]
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[edit]

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]

References[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.
^ 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.
^ "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.
^ "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. 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.

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[edit]

"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)

[FOOTNOTEFederal_Writers'_Project1941-1] Federal Writers' Project 1941.

[Casto-2] ^ ^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)

[3] History of West Virginia, Old and New. Chicago: American Historical Society, Inc. 1923. OCLC 42346040.

[LOC-4] "U.S. Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Archived from the original on March 8, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2017.

[FOOTNOTEDickinson2016-5] Dickinson 2016.

[Callahan1913-6] James Morton Callahan (1913). Semi-centennial History of West Virginia. Semi-Centennial Commission of West Virginia.

[FOOTNOTEMiller2006-7] Miller 2006.

[Hilton1960-8] 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.

[bowker1918-9] 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.

[cinema-10] "Movie Theaters in Huntington, WV". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Archived from the original on March 8, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2017.

[Alicoate1939-11] 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)

[Alicoate1960-13] Charles A. Alicoate, ed. (1960), "Television Stations: West Virginia", Radio Annual and Television Year Book, New York: Radio Daily Corp., OCLC 10512206

[aaslh2002-14] 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.

[15] "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.

[16] "West Virginia Food Banks". Food Bank Locator. Chicago: Feeding America. Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2017.

[Brisbin1996-17] 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.

[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. Archived from the original on January 20, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2017.

[GovTrack-21] Civic Impulse, LLC. "Members of Congress". GovTrack. Washington DC. Archived from the original on April 11, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2017.

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Topics	Cityscape Culture Economy Education Geography Government Mayors History Timeline Media People Recreation Transportation
Top subjects	Cabell Huntington Hospital Camden Park The Herald-Dispatch Huntington Junior College Huntington Mall Huntington Museum of Art Keith-Albee Theatre Marshall University Athletics 1970 plane crash We Are Marshall Marshall Health Network Arena Pullman Square St. Mary's Medical Center Tri-State Airport
Neighborhoods	Downtown Guyandotte Ritter Park
Suburbs	Barboursville Burlington Chesapeake Kenova Proctorville South Point

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