Historical Marker
Arthurdale
Historical marker location:
13272 N Mountaineer Hwy, Arthurdale, West Virginia
( Marker is at the intersection of North Mountaineer Highway (West Virginia Route 92) and D Road 16, on the right when traveling south on North Mountaineer Highway.)
Marker installed: 1984
The first Mother's Day was celebrated in Grafton, West Virginia in 1908. Anna Jarvis, a resident of Grafton, held a memorial for her mother, who had died two years earlier, and campaigned for a national holiday in honor of all mothers. Mother's Day became a national holiday in 1914.