February 12, 1868
Newburg is incorporated
The West Virginia Legislature passed an act incorporating Newburg. Wiley's county-history chapter agrees with February 12, 1868, while his later district chapter gives May 4, 1868—possibly an organization or election date, or an error.
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West Virginia Archives and History, West Virginia Memory Timeline
WV Memory Timeline search: Preston; Wiley, History of Preston County, ch. IX and p. 493
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