Historical Marker
Big Coal River
Historical marker location:
Whitesville, West Virginia
( Marker is at the intersection of Coal River Road (West Virginia Route 3) and Bridge Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Coal River Road.)
An Important and Historical Water Trail Serving Man and Industry. Coal Heritage Trail.
The first Mother's Day was celebrated in Grafton, West Virginia in 1908. Anna Jarvis, a resident of Grafton, held a memorial for her mother, who had died two years earlier, and campaigned for a national holiday in honor of all mothers. Mother's Day became a national holiday in 1914.