Meadowville

Historical marker location:

Belington, West Virginia

( Marker is at the intersection of Morgantown Pike (State Highway 92) and Slate Road, on the right when traveling east on Morgantown Pike.)

Marker installed: 1979

The first federal minimum wage law in the United States was passed in West Virginia in 1912. The law set a minimum wage of $0.16 per hour for women and children working in certain industries.