Historical Marker
Rev. John McElhenney, D.D.
Historical marker location:
200 South Church Street, Lewisburg, West Virginia
( Marker is on Church Street south of Foster Street, on the left when traveling south.)
Born March 1781 Died Jan. 2nd, 1871.
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.