Historical Marker
Entler Hotel
Historical marker location:
129 East German Street, Shepherdstown, West Virginia
( Marker is at the intersection of German Street (West Virginia Route 230) and Princess Street (West Virginia Route 230), on the right when traveling west on German Street.)
Built 1786.
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.