May Moore Mound

Historical marker location:

17295 Huntington Rd, Gallipolis Ferry, West Virginia

( Marker is on Huntington Road (West Virginia Route 2) south of Crab Creek Road (County Route 29), on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 2009

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.