On This Day in West Virginia History, April 2nd

April 2, 2023

Mountaineer News

Vintage West Virginia

The Virginia General Assembly passed an act incorporating the town of Buffalo on April 2, 1839.

Learn more: Act of the Virginia General Assembly Establishing the Town of Buffalo Late-Nineteenth Century Description of Buffalo "Shopping hub? George Washington? Buffalo residents don't want town's claims to fame lost in the Toyota tide" Front Page of 1858 Issue of The Wreath of the Kanawha Valley, Published by the Students of Buffalo Academy (Sc91-39) 1858 Advertisement For Buffalo Academy and Seminary (Sc91-39) Flyer For 1929 Buffalo High School Play (Sc83-20) Document-Based Questions