Historical Marker
McCoy House
Historical marker location:
101 South Main Street, Franklin, West Virginia
( Marker is at the intersection of South Main Street and Chestnut Street on South Main Street.)
Union Headquarters. 1862 Valley Campaign.
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.