Historical Marker
Old High School
Historical marker location:
401 South Queen Street, Martinsburg, West Virginia
( Marker is on South Queen Street (West Virginia Route 9) south of West Stephen Street, on the left when traveling north.)
401 South Queen Street. Built 1883.
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.