The timeline of the city of Follansbee chronicles events from 1669 through the 1960s. Below is an index of the most notable events, which link you to hundreds of items featured. You can also search for specific topics by going to the search box at the bottom of the page.
AGE OF EXPLORES, PIONEERS, AND SETTLERS: 1700 – 1899
- First Europeans to Explore “Old Mingo Bottom”
- Mingo Indians Leave “Old Mingo Bottom”
- George Washington Visits Lands on Ohio River
- Isaac Cox Settles at “Old Mingo Bottom”
- John Decker’s Fort
- Indians Fire on Settlers from “Mingo Island”
- Jacob Walker & Walker Road
- Rendezvous at Decker’s Fort Against Ohio Indians
- William Mahan Becomes Owner of “Old Mingo Bottom”
- Upper Ohio River & Map Identifies “Mingo Bottom”
- 1878 Passenger Describes Train Trip to Mahan’s Farm
- July 4, 1882 – Sinking of the Riverboat “Scioto”
AGE OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND EUROPEAN IMMIGRANTS: 1900 – 1909
- Vicinity of Follansbee in 1900
- Follansbee Brothers Purchase Mahan’s Farm
- The Welsh Are Coming
- What the Boom Mill Town Was Like
- Market Street Bridge Built
- East Steubenville
- First Boardwalk In Follansbee
- Fading Glory Days for Local Ferry Boats
- Mayors Of Follansbee
- History of Follansbee Placed in Cornerstone
- Discovery Of The Follansbee Oil Field
- Jefferson Glass Company Opens
- Follansbee Football Team is State Champs
- Early Hooverson Heights
FOLLANSBEE: “THE LITTLE TOWN THAT DOES BIG THINGS”: 1910 – 1919
- First High School Football Game
- First High School Graduating Class
- The Boosters of the Knights of Pythias Lodge 110
- The Welsh Lads Baseball Team
- Edison, Palace, & Star Motion Picture Houses
- Mahan School Is Constructed
- Follansbee’s Hillside & Orchard Steps
- City Divided Between the “Orchard” and “Lower End”
- Bitter Football Rivalry Begins
- “The Brightest in the Galaxy of Suburban Towns”
- Opening of Baseball Ball Season 1916
- Dedication of the Free Methodists Church
- Italian-American Day Observed
- Results of Follansbee Auto Race
- City Honors War Veterans
- Pastime Athletic Club & Bathing Park Organized
GOLDEN AGE OF SPORTS AND AFFLUENCE: 1920 – 1929
- Prohibition Officers Raid Follansbee
- Garibaldi Society
- All American Walter “Red” Mahan
- Blakley Athletic Club Baseball & Football Teams
- “Duke,” City Mascot and Fire Dog
- Madam Stanley’s Sensational Murder Trial
- Attempted Murder by Black Handers
- Herald Star Displayed World Series On Boards
- Golden Age of Pastime Park & Bathing Beach
- Fatal Shooting at Pastime Park
- New Follansbee District High School Built
- Sensational Gun Fight: Sheriff Deputy Dies
- Coketown
- Coal Mines In Or Near Follansbee
- Mahans Celebrate 50th Wedding Day
- The Hooverson Heights Hilltoppers Baseball Team
- Undefeated Blue Wave Lose To Old Rival Wellsburg
DEPRESSION & SURVIVAL OF A TOUGH CITY: 1929 -1939 (this decade is being researched & developed)
- Follansbee During the Depression
- The Follansbee Park
- Antonio Ferrante: Example Of An Immigrant’s Success
- Follansbee First Professional Boxing
- Amalgamated Union Struggles to Keep Jobs
- Cedar Lodge is Founded
- The Flood of 1936
- Follansbee’s Social & Business Establishments
- Follansbee Blue Wave Rolls Over Wellsburg 53-6
- Greek Families Bring Prosperity to Follansbee
- Victory Dance Held at The Red Horse Tavern
WWII: A CITY’S PATRIOTISM AND RECOVERY: 1940-1949 (this decade is being researched & developed)
- Hoverson Heights School Opens
- Ralph Freshwater-State & OVAC Track Champion
- Anthony David Leon: Professional Football Player
- Oscar Hagberg Coaches In Army-Navy Game Before 102,000 People
- Ohio Valley Athletic Conference and Follansbee
- World War II Homecoming Celebration
DECADE OF PROSPERITY, PIZZA AND ROCK AND ROLL: 1950-1959 (this decade is being researched & developed)
- Follansbee Blue Wave Win State Championship
- Follansbee’s 21 Game Winning Streak Broken By Wierton
- Carlin Dodrill Field House
- Blue Goose Bus to Hooverson Heights
- Follansbee St. Anthony Graduates First Class
- St. Anthony Begins High School Sports
- Glenn Ashby “Jeep” Davis — Olympic Champion
- T.J. Hill – Legendary Follansbee Track Coach
DECADE OF CHANGING TRADITIONS: 1960-1969 (this decade is being researched & developed)
- Hillside and Aerial Photos of Follansbee
- St. Anthony’s Final Commencement
- Jefferson School Was Demolished
- Final Game Between Follansbee and Wellsburg