Staats Mill Bridge

Historical marker location:

5445 Staats Mill Road, Staats Mill, West Virginia

( Marker is on Staats Mill Road (County Route 36) east of Tug and Bear Fork, on the left when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1980

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.