Masonic Hall

Historical marker location:

105 East St, Kearneysville, West Virginia

( Marker is on East Street (County Road 1/8) 0.1 miles north of Grace Street (County Road 1/8), on the right when traveling north.)

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.