Harewood

Historical marker location:

8740 Middleway Pike, Charles Town, West Virginia

( Marker is on Middleway Pike (West Virginia Route 51) east of Earle Road (West Virginia Route 51/1).)

Marker installed: 1932

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.