Historical Marker
Holl's Pump
Historical marker location:
531 West Washington Street, Charles Town, West Virginia
( Marker is at the intersection of West Washington Street (State Highway 51) and West Water Street on West Washington Street.)
1840.
The first Mother's Day was celebrated in Grafton, West Virginia in 1908. Anna Jarvis, a resident of Grafton, held a memorial for her mother, who had died two years earlier, and campaigned for a national holiday in honor of all mothers. Mother's Day became a national holiday in 1914.