Tuscarora (Clinton) Sand

Historical marker location:

Seneca Rocks, West Virginia

( Marker is on West Virginia Route 28 just north of U.S. 33, on the right.)

Marker installed: 1963

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.