"Coloured" Grave Yard

Historical marker location:

310 S Seminary St, Charles Town, West Virginia

( Marker is at the intersection of South Seminary Street and East Avis Street, on the right when traveling south on South Seminary Street.)

Marker installed: 2005

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.