West Virginia Timeline

By emilyo4y2

  • The English established Jamestown

  • First people came to West Virginia

    Thomas Batts and Fallen are the first europeans to reach West Virginia

  • Coal was discovered

    The coal in West Virginia was discovered in Coal River

  • Thirteen origanal colonies declare independence

    The 13 original colonies declare independance from Great Britain

  • The size of the United States doubles

  • John Brown leads a raid on Harpers Ferry

  • West Virginia becomes the 35th state

  • Conflicts break out between miners and mine owners

  • The United States start World War I

  • Miners and mine owners battle at Blair Mountain

  • Eighty thousand miners lose their jobs