Historical Marker
Keyser / Averells Raid
Historical marker location:
567 S Mineral St, Keyser, West Virginia
( Marker is on South Mineral Street (U.S. 220) just south of Carskadon Lane, on the right when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 1980
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.