Timeline of Huntington, West Virginia facts for kids

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.
• 1872
  • Huntington Argus newspaper begins publication.
  • First Congregational Church founded.
• 1873
  • Chesapeake and Ohio Railway begins operating.
  • Huntington station opens.
• 1874 - Huntington Advertiser newspaper in publication.
• 1880 - Population: 3,174.
• 1885 - Davis Opera House built.
• 1887
  • Seat of Cabell County relocates to Huntington from Barboursville.
  • Railroad depot built.
• 1888 - Ohio River Railroad (Wheeling-Huntington) begins operating.
• 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.

20th century

• 1901 - Cabell County Courthouse dedicated.
• 1903
  • Carnegie Public Library opens.
  • 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 1978 - Beech Fork State Park is founded.
• 1980 - Population: 63,684.
• 1981
  • Cam Henderson Center opens.
  • Huntington Mall opens.
  • WVAH-TV is founded.
• 1983
  • Huntington Area Food Bank established.[1]
  • 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.
• 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.
• 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).
  • 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 2024
  • Jack Cook Field opens.
  • Tri-State Coal Cats is founded.