Timeline of Huntington, West Virginia

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

18th century

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

19th 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

21st century

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Federal Writers' Project 1941.
  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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Dickinson 2016.
  6. ^ James Morton Callahan (1913). Semi-centennial History of West Virginia. Semi-Centennial Commission of West Virginia.
  7. ^ a b 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. pp. 7 v. hdl:2027/mdp.39015013751220. Archived from the original on 2023-08-02. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  10. ^ 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.
  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.). 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.
  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.
  21. ^ Civic Impulse, LLC. "Members of Congress". GovTrack. Washington DC. Archived from the original on April 11, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2017.

Bibliography

  • 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

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)