Timeline

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

AGE OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND EUROPEAN IMMIGRANTS: 1900 – 1909

FOLLANSBEE: “THE LITTLE TOWN THAT DOES BIG THINGS”: 1910 – 1919

GOLDEN AGE OF SPORTS AND AFFLUENCE: 1920 – 1929

DEPRESSION & SURVIVAL OF A TOUGH CITY: 1929 -1939  (this decade is being researched & developed)

WWII: A CITY’S PATRIOTISM AND RECOVERY: 1940-1949 (this decade is being researched & developed)

DECADE OF PROSPERITY, PIZZA AND ROCK AND ROLL: 1950-1959 (this decade is being researched & developed)

DECADE OF CHANGING TRADITIONS: 1960-1969 (this decade is being researched & developed)