By 1906 the area had grown to such an extent that it became apparent that the community should be incorporated.   A committee composed of Thomas Rogers, H.B. Mahan, Thomas Gill, H.H. Provines and A.S. Craig, made application for a charter that was granted on June 4, 1906. The provisions of the charter required the city government to have a Mayor, Recorder, and five members of Council.  During the first city election held on July 14, 1906, the following were elected as officers and members of the city council: Mayor, Thomas J. Mahan; Recorder, Brown Latimer; Council, A.S. Craig, George S. Hahne, Thomas Rogers, Harry Herbert, and W. Nott. The new council elected Attorney R.L. Ramsey to the dual role as City Sergeant and City Solicitor.  On January 3, 1907, the people reaffirmed their trust in the city founders by re-electing the entire ticket.

The area that had been identified with Old Mingo Bottom, Decker’s Fort, Mahan Station and Mahan Village became the city of Follansbee in honor of the Follansbee brothers who brought a thriving new economy to the entire area.

Document written by Brown Latimer, city recorder, of election of first city officers. 1906 Document – James Piccirillo