Historical Marker
Point Pleasant River Museum
Historical marker location:
42 Main St, Point Pleasant, West Virginia
( Marker is on Main Street just south of 1st Street, on the right when traveling north.)
Corner of First and Main Streets.
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.