Johnsontown

Historical marker location:

2546 Johnsontown Rd, Kearneysville, West Virginia

( Marker is on Johnsontown Road just east of Hite Road, on the left when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 2000

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.