Virgil A. Lewis

Historical marker location:

Mason, West Virginia

( Marker is at the intersection of South 2nd Street (West Virginia Route 62) and East Brown Street, on the right when traveling west on South 2nd Street.)

Marker installed: 1963

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.