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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Huntington, West Virginia, USA.
Video Timeline of Huntington, West Virginia
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.
Maps Timeline of Huntington, West Virginia
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.
- 1927 - WSAZ radio begins broadcasting.
- 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.
- 1955 - WHTN-TV (television) begins broadcasting.
- 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).
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21st century
- 2006 - Fictional but based on true events 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.
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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
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References
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Bibliography
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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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