• Source: Timeline of Huntington, West Virginia

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




Timeline






= 18th century

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




= 19th century

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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

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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.
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

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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.




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






External links



"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)

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