Historical Marker
Samuel Irwin House
Historical marker location:
725 Main St, Wheeling, West Virginia
( Marker is on Main Street (U.S. 40) just south of 7th Street (U.S. 40), 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.