Historical Marker
Heartland Corridor Project
Historical marker location:
130 McDowell St, Welch, West Virginia
( Marker is on McDowell Street (West Virginia Route 16) south of Wyoming Street (West Virginia Route 16), on the right when traveling south.)
Welch. National Coal Heritage Trail.
The first Mother's Day was celebrated in Grafton, West Virginia in 1908. Anna Jarvis, a resident of Grafton, held a memorial for her mother, who had died two years earlier, and campaigned for a national holiday in honor of all mothers. Mother's Day became a national holiday in 1914.