Journey's End

Historical marker location:

1194 Carnifex Ferry Crossing, Keslers Cross Lanes, West Virginia

( Marker is on Carnifex Ferry Crossing (County Route 23) 1 mile south of Summersville Lake Road (West Virginia Route 129), on the right when traveling south.)

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.