Confederate Memorial

Historical marker location:

323 Winchester Ave, Moorefield, West Virginia

( Memorial is on Olivet Drive, 0.2 miles east of Winchester Avenue (Old West Virginia Route 55), on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 1873

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.