Timeline of Huntington, West Virginia

The following is a 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
• Spring Hill Cemetery opens.
• 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
• St. Cloud Commons opens.
• 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.
• Fairfield Stadium opens.
• 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.http://facinghunger.org/about-us/history
• 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 closes.
• 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 is demolished.
• 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.

See also

• Huntington history
• List of mayors of Huntington, West Virginia
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Cabell County, West Virginia
• Other cities in West Virginia:
• Timeline of Charleston, West Virginia
• Timeline of Wheeling, West Virginia

References

Bibliography

• 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.
• . Circa 2014- (Series of articles)
• James E. Casto. Lost Huntington, Recalling Vanished Landmarks. Drummond Press. Jacksonville, Florida, 2015.

External links

• Items related to Huntington, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)
• (subject guide)