A Vital Link

Historical marker location:

Lansing, West Virginia

( Marker is on Fayette Station Road (County Route 82) 2.7 miles south of the Canyon Rim Visitor Center, on the right when traveling south.)

Fayette Station Bridge. New River Gorge National River.

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.