Historical Marker
Thomas Blackbourne
Historical marker location:
51 N Mercer St, Berkeley Springs, West Virginia
( Marker is at the intersection of North Mercer Street and Congress Street, on the right when traveling south on North Mercer Street.)
Lot #74.
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.