Christopher Q. Tompkins / Gauley Mount

Historical marker location:

Gauley Bridge, West Virginia

( Marker is on Midland Trail (U.S. 60) 9.7 miles west of West Virginia Route 16, on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 2016

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.