Explore West Virginia history from March 8–14, from the 1926 Eccles mine explosion and the state’s blue-and-old-gold colors to the Appalachian Regional Commission and women’s suffrage ratification.
A day-by-day look at March 1–7 in West Virginia history, from the creation of Jackson, Barbour and Calhoun counties to milestones like Bethany College’s charter and Marshall’s rise to university ...
The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at ...