John Hall

Historical marker location:

Point Pleasant, West Virginia

( Marker is on Ohio River Road (West Virginia Route 62) east of Airport Road (Local Road 64/4), on the left when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 2016

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.