Historical Marker
Stephen Benton Elkins / Halliehurst
Historical marker location:
Elkins, West Virginia
( Marker is at the intersection of Randolph Avenue (U.S. 33) and Harrison Avenue (West Virginia Route 92), on the right when traveling west on Randolph Avenue.)
Marker installed: 1991
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.