Timeline of Huntington, West Virginia facts for kids

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

Prior to 20th century

• 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.
• 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.
• 1900 - Ohio Valley Electric Railway begins operating.

20th century

• 1901 - Cabell County Courthouse built.
• 1903 - Carnegie Public Library opens.
• 1909
  • Central City becomes part of Huntington.
  • Herald-Dispatch newspaper in publication.
• 1910 - Population: 31,161.
• 1913
  • March 30: Ohio River flood.
  • Ritter Park created.
• 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.
• 1928 - Keith-Albee Theatre in business.
• 1929 - World War I Memorial Arch erected.
• 1930
  • Rotary Park Bridge built.
  • Population: 75,572.
• 1935 - Flood.
• 1936 - Huntington Junior College established.
• 1937 - January 28: Ohio River flood of 1937 occurs.
• 1941 - Beverly Theatre in business.
• 1949 - WSAZ-TV television begins broadcasting.
• 1950
  • Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse (arena) opens.
  • Population: 86,353.
• 1952 - Tri-State Airport dedicated.
• 1956 - Cabell Huntington Hospital opens.
• 1961 - Marshall University active.
• 1968 - Cabell-Wayne Historical Society founded.
• 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.
• 1980 - Population: 63,684.
• 1981 - Huntington Mall in business.
• 1983 - Huntington Area Food Bank established.[1]
• 1984 - Harris Riverfront Park opens.
• 1985
  • East Huntington Bridge opens.
  • City adopts "strong mayor" style of government.
• 1987 - Huntington Museum of Art active.
• 1993 - Owens-Illinois Glass Co. manufactory shuts down.
• 1994 - Robert C. Byrd Bridge to Chesapeake, Ohio opens.
• 2000 - City website online (approximate date).

21st century

• 2006 - Fictional We Are Marshall movie released (set in Huntington).
• 2009 - Kim Wolfe becomes mayor.
• 2010 - Population: 49,138.
• 2013 - Stephen T. Williams becomes mayor.
• 2015 - Evan Jenkins U.S. representative for West Virginia's 3rd congressional district.