Historical Marker
Randolph Mason
Historical marker location:
7 Lightning Point Dr, Lost Creek, West Virginia
( Marker is on Buckhannon Pike (West Virginia Route 20) 1 mile West Virginia Route 57, on the left when traveling south.)
Marker installed: 2009
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.