Historical Marker
Raleigh County / Wyoming County
Historical marker location:
6566 Tams Hwy, Amigo, West Virginia
( Marker is on Tams Highway (West Virginia Route 16) close to Amigo-Egeria Road (County Route 35), on the left when traveling south.)
Marker installed: 1964
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.