High Knob

Historical marker location:

355 Route 220, Purgitsville, West Virginia

( Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 220 and Hickory Hill Road, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 220.)

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.